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They are among 13,000 volunteers involving in the third trial phase, 1,000 of whom already received the second doses on July 22. Lieutenant Colonel Assoc. Prof., Dr. Chu Van Men, Director of the Center for Clinical Trials and Bioequivalence under the Military Medical University, said that all the volunteers, receiving only the 25mcg doses, are in stable health conditions. Nano Covax has been developed by the Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC based on recombinant DNA/protein technology from May 2020. It went through the first phase trial from December 18, 2020, and the second phase from February 26, 2021. The third phase started on June 11, 2021. Results from the first two trial phases showed that all volunteers developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The Ministry of Health and the National Council of Ethics in Biomedical Research on June 25 agreed with the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City and the Military Medical University to speed up the third-phase clinical … [Read more...] about Additional 12,000 volunteers get second Nano Covax vaccine shots in third trial phase

Representatives from the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW), Senior Official Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (SOM-AMAF) and ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network gathered to discuss a holistic, cross-sectoral, national and regional strategy framework to empower ASEAN female farmers and unlock their entrepreneurship potential in the agriculture sector. At this online event, ACCMSME launched a background report on Strengthening Women’s Entrepreneurship in Agriculture in ASEAN Countries, with technical assistance from the Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and inputs from ACW and SOM-AMAF. The report discusses factors hampering the economic prospects of women in the sector, which are magnified by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and proposes a multi-façade policy framework to address them. It highlights agriculture as an important source of employment for ASEAN women. On … [Read more...] about Policy dialogue promotes ASEAN women’s role in agriculture​

Michael V For its new season, “Pepito Manaloto” returns to the 1980s and explores how everything began for the beloved characters of the long-running GMA 7 sitcom. Titled “Unang Kwento,” this prequel shows the first-ever meeting and campus lives of future couple Pepito and Elsa, who were originally played by Michael V. and Manilyn Reynes. Young Pepito, portrayed by Sef Cadayona, is a shy, smart boy from Bulacan who’s always ready to give a helping hand to his family and those who are in need. Young Elsa (Mikee Quintos) is a book-smart, competitive transferee from Cebu whose charm easily captivates her classmates’ attention, including Pepito’s. “I think this is the best direction for the show to go, because this part of the story is something we have yet to explore,” Michael V., also the creator of the show, told the Inquirer in a recent virtual press conference. The show being set in the 1980s is a fun concept, he said, because it allows him and the cast to bask in the … [Read more...] about ‘Secret formula’ still at work in ‘Pepito Manaloto’ prequel

Scene from “Show Me What You Got” —PHOTOS COURTESY OF SVETLANA CVETKO/DOUBLE TAKE PICTURES (First of two parts) If Svetlana Cvetko’s visually delectable and thematically provocative ménage à trois drama “Show Me What You Got” were conceptualized and shot in the Philippines, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine TBA Studios, the maverick indie-churning production company associated with such titles as “Heneral Luna,” “I’m Drunk, I Love You,” “Lingua Franca” and “Dito at Doon,” producing it. For TBA, it’s always been as much about artistic taste as storytelling innovation. And that is why we’ve patiently sat through every single one of its projects—from its groundbreaking innovations in filmmaking to its excusable occasional missteps. Shot in stylish and steamy black-and-white, “Show Me What You Got,” which boasts an 80-percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, plays out its unique premise and existentialist musings with as much daring as care and sensitivity. So, it comes as no … [Read more...] about ‘Show Me What You Got’: Ménage à trois demystified

- A + A SINGAPORE (July 27): Following Monday's announcement on the proposed three tranche offering of US dollar bonds via wholly-owned subsidiary Temasek Financial (I) (TFin-I), Temasek Holdings today announced it has priced the bonds, totalling US$2.5 billion (S$3.4 billion). The offering comprises a US$750 million 10-year T2031-USD Temasek Bond priced at 1.625%, a US$750 million 20-year T2041-USD Temasek Bond priced at 2.375% and a US$1 billion 40-year T2061-USD Temasek Bond priced at 2.750%. The coupon rates for the respective tranches are ...(click on link for full story on theedgesingapore.com) … [Read more...] about Temasek prices US$2.5 bil bonds offering