The San Juan City local government distributed financial assistance to barangay workers in the city as it paid tribute to their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that around 1,000 barangay workers from 21...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Sunday that people aged 12 to 17 may now register for vaccination against COVID-19. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) "Maaari nang magrehistro ang inyong mga anak na 12-17 taong gulang para sa pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 gamit ang inyong household code...
The Taguig City government launched the registration of minors 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a Facebook post, the Taguig Registry for Assessment and Citizen Engagements (TRACE) announced that 12 to 17 years old who are residents and non-residents...
Teachers’ groups maintained that the Department of Education (DepEd) is “not ready” for the Sept. 13 school opening as concerns under the distance or blended learning set-up, which was first implemented last school year, remain “unaddressed.” (Photo from ACT Philippines Facebook Page) The...
Editorial COVID-19 is not just a continuing national health emergency. It has also spawned a severe economic recession that has set back the country’s growth trajectory for the second consecutive year. On the same day that the Philippine Statistics Authority announced the lowest rate of...
Angel Locsin and her father Angelo Colmenares Actress Angel Locsin has opened up about her father's ordeal. On Instagram, Angel shared that her 94-year-old dad was tested positive for COVID-19. View this post on Instagram "It’s been a week of feeling helpless. Imagine having COVID at 94. Now...
More than 300 Japanese guests from Japan’s leading corporate and financial institutions have participated in the virtual Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) that highlighted the Duterte administration’s efforts to push for a much stronger and more inclusive economy in the post-COVID-19 pandemic...
He's a 94-year-old PWD. No one is immune to COVID-19. And it pains us to see our senior citizens suffering or going through this virus' painful symptoms. But Angel Locsin remains strong in her recent post as she shares her father being placed in the ambulance, "It’s been a week of feeling...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 21,411 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, Sept. 12. The DOH noted that the new cases do not include the data from five laboratories as they were not able to submit their COVID-19 data on time. The country's tally of COVID-19 cases since...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, Sept. 12 vowed to ensure that more money would be allocated to fund the needs of healthcare workers who are struggling to provide medical services amid the COVID-19 pandemic by making sure there are programmed funds for them. Drilon noted that the...
Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, Sept. 12 said he can only conclude that President Duterte wants to take revenge on the senators who are investigating the questionable P8.86-billion deal between the Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service (DBM-PS) and Pharmally...
Former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang is turning out to be the financier in the questionable P8.68-billion deal between the Department of Budget and Management’s procurement services (DBM-PS) and Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Sunday....
