As COVID-19 infections in the country start to wane, government must take this opportunity in prioritizing mental health issues that have confronted Filipinos as a result of the pandemic. Rep. Florida Robes2 San Jose del Monte Rep. Florida “Rida” P. Robes aired this call as she noted a growing...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued its active participation in the Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery as expression of its unwavering commitment to bring social protection services closer to the Filipino people. DSWD Secretary Rolando...
Barely a month after its adoption in the House of Representatives, the resolution calling on the Department of Education to give an automatic passing mark to students will have to be taken up again in the legislative chamber. San Jose del Monte City Rep. Rida Robes San Jose del Monte City Rep. Rida...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Tuesday, Oct. 19 joined the call for an investigation of employers who are imposing a “no vaccine, no salary” policy, saying that the Department of Labor and Employment should unmask and penalize them. COVID 19 vaccine Nograles, vice chairman of the...
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) will open its doors once again on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Last Friday, Oct. 15, the NMP announced on its Facebook page the safety protocols that will be implemented at the museum upon its reopening. It said only fully vaccinated individuals can enter the...
Looting, riots and chaos amid the continuous challenges due to more than a year of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in the country are impossible scenarios, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año assured on Saturday, October 2. Compared to other...
More than 300 industry leaders in the Philippines have joined a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-led virtual summit to tackle how Filipino youth can help businesses thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Agency for International Development in the Philippines...
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has accumulated an estimated 2.3 million “backlog” in the issuance of Philippine passports worldwide. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Senen Mangalile made this...
The Las Piñas City government announced Saturday that a total of 370,835 individuals or 82.9% of its target population were fully vaccinated under the “Ligtas na Las Pinero, Lahat Bakunado” program. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city has already inoculated a total of 781,690 individuals --...
Tanay town in Rizal has logged 78 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, including nine minors aged four to 15 years old, as of Sept. 24. The youngest COVID-19 patient is a four-year-old boy from Barangay Tandang Kutyo, who like the eight other minors, has experienced mild symptoms. Some of them...
The long-term economic cost of the coronavirus and the pandemic-induced lockdowns would be over three-times greater than the multi-trillion peso debt obligations of the government, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) estimated. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T....
Despite the ongoing public health situation and the challenges under the blended learning set-up , the Department of Education (DepEd) welcomed the higher enrollment turnout this school year and expressed optimism that the numbers will continue to increase in the coming days. Photo from DepEd...
