Sources: BBC News
Bavarian Nordic announces that it will supply the Imvanex vaccine to Europe in response to the monkeypox outbreak. 2022-05-19
Gunmen kill three female polio vaccination health workers in Jalalabad, Nangarhar. 2021-03-30
President Vladimir Putin receives a dose of a domestically-produced COVID-19 vaccine; it is unknown which of Russia's current three vaccine candidates was administered. Earlier in the day, the government had announced this ambiguity was deliberate, before noting that "all three Russian-made vaccines are absolutely reliable and effective." 2021-03-23
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the approval of a vaccine against COVID‑19, named Gam-COVID-Vac, claiming it as a "world-first", amid continued concern and unanswered questions over its safety and effectiveness. 2020-08-11
Three people are killed in a fire at the Manila Pavilion Hotel in the Philippines. 2018-03-18
The Archbishop of Manila Luis Antonio Tagle condemns the extralegal killings and murders under Rodrigo Duterte. 2016-08-28
Practitioners of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) Christian sect in the Philippines rally in the capital Manila against the Department of Justice for its ongoing investigation of INC leaders. 2015-08-30
Three people are killed in apartment building explosion in Manila, Philippines. 2013-06-1
A Manila court finds Philippine social activist, artist and tour guide Carlos Celdran guilty of offending religious feeling and is sentenced with an indeterminate sentence of 2 months and 21 days of imprisonment to a maximum of one year, 1 month and 11 days of imprisonment. Celdran will file an appeal. 2013-01-28
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves Provenge (sipuleucel-T), the first "vaccine" approved to treat cancer, for men with advanced prostate cancer. 2010-04-29