The Senate decided on Wednesday, September 1, to further trim the number of employees who would be allowed to physically report for work due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in their ranks. Senate of the Philippines' plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senate President Vicente Sotto III, during...
The Manila Health Department (MHD) stopped the COVID-19 vaccination in all sites after technical problems were reported in the city government's online vaccination system on Wednesday (Sept. 1). "All vaccination sites (for both first dose and second dose) were declared closed beginning 4:00 p.m. on...
Actor Allan Padua, otherwise known as Mura, known for his work in “Darna,” “Volta” and “Wapakman,” among others, finally broke his silence following the death of his friend, Mahal. In a video circulating on Facebook as uploaded by Virgelyncares2.0, Mura shared his disbelief upon...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Wednesday night that some offices at the city hall have been put under lockdown after several staff members contracted COVID-19. Mayor Vico Sotto "We have locked down several offices at city hall, including the City Administrator's Office due to several...
Senator Joel Villanueva lamented on Wednesday, September 1, the P15.1 billion supposedly being requested by the Department of Education (DepEd) for producing self-learning modules in 2022. Printed modules remain the most preferred learning delivery modality of parents and learners, according to the...
The national government is 'still on track" as far as its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) containment plan is concerned, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said during a virtual press briefing Wednesday, Sept. 1. The COVID-19 case projections presented by Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque during...
With the high coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) positivity rate in Metro Manila, the cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the localities that failed to meet the August 31 deadline has been extended to September 10, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) dismissed on Wednesday, August 1, as false social media posts that vaccination schedules in San Pedro, Laguna had been cancelled to give way to its Vaccine Express project last weekend. Various posts circulated online that Vice President Leni Robredo’s...
Most of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients with severe symptoms in San Lazaro Hospital are unvaccinated, an official said Wednesday, Sept. 1. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of the Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine...
National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon admitted on Wednesday, Sept. 1, that the Philippines is not testing enough. (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) During a public briefing, Dizon said peak single-day COVID-19 testing is at 80,000, with a daily average close to...
Senators agreed that there should be a review of the procedures in tapping the Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) for buying supplies for government agencies. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Senate...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the Naational Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, disclosed Wednesday, Sept. 1, that he supports the administration of a third dose or "booster shot" of vaccine against the coronavirus disease to the most vulnerable sectors,...
