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Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
READ: Expert: No time to be choosy with vaccine
A member of the Department of Science and Technology’s Vaccine Expert Panel warned in an online interview with The Manila Times that this was not the time to be choosy when it comes to a Covid-19 vaccine because the virus had already mutated.
READ: Vaccination drive kicks off
The government kicked off its Covid-19 immunization drive on Monday with ceremonial inoculations in several hospitals in Metro Manila.
READ: ‘Vaccine gives us hope’
Some of the health workers who were inoculated against Covid-19 on Monday expressed relief for having some protection from the respiratory illness that has claimed millions of lives worldwide.
Meanwhile, in other news,
READ: 140-million-year-old giant lizard dug up in Argentina
A colossal dinosaur dug up in Argentina could be the oldest titanosaur ever found, having roamed what is now Patagonia some 140 million years ago at the beginning of the Cretaceous period, scientists said on Monday.
READ: Sinopharm applies for emergency use
The Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has applied for an emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine.
READ: House panel OKs bill creating center for disease control
The Committee on Health of the House of Representatives has approved the bill that seeks to create the Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control.
READ: Navotas extends city hall lockdown
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco on Monday announced that city hall would remain under lockdown until March 9 after 63 more employees tested positive for Covid-19.
In regional news,
READ: San Fernando mayor suspended anew
The Department of the Interior and Local Government served the order of this Sandiganbayan to suspend the mayor of this city for 90 days, starting March 1, 2021.
In world news,
READ: Suu Kyi hit with two new criminal raps
Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with two new criminal charges when she appeared in court via video link on Monday, a month after a military coup triggered relentless and massive protests.
In business,
READ: PH factory sector shows improvement
Filipino manufacturers kept up a solid rate of expansion in February, extending the current sequence of improvement in operating conditions in two months, survey results released by IHS Markit showed on Monday.
And in sports,
READ: Gavina named Elasto Painters head coach
Rain or Shine has promoted Chris Gavina as new head coach for the 46th season of the Philippine Basketball Association.
Yen Makabenta and Ramon T. Tulfo are the featured columnists on the front page of The Times.
Makabenta shares
READ: Stories of friendship and the quarrels that ended them
Tulfo ponders whether
READ: The end justifies the means?
In The Times editorial, it is argued why
READ: Rejection of in-person classes needs full restudy
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With Aric John Sy Cua, this is Dafort Villaseran reporting. Have a great week!