Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano supports the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience, which she and her husband, former Speaker and now Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, sponsored when they were representatives. This, after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Abra on July 27, affecting...
DOH COVID-19 TRAKER DATA/ JULY 27, 2022 The number of active Covid-19 cases in the Philippines is at 27,754 after 2,727 new infections were recorded on Wednesday, July 27. In the recent 14 days, Metro Manila recorded 12,832 cases, followed by Calabarzon with 8,217, Central Luzon with 3,745, Western...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the national government has available fund for relief operations in the earthquake-affected areas in Northern Luzon. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, July 27, that the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program...
Recognizing that calamities like the 7-magnitude earthquake will likely happen again, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is pushing for the passage of a measure that will create the Department of Disaster Resilience. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) Hours...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that it will continue to inform the public on the adverse effects of vape and tobacco products. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are saddened that the vape bill lapsed into law. "Nakakalungkot na nag-lapse into law pero kami ay...
Continuous suspension as well as the resumption of classes and work will be up to the local government units (LGUs), the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, July 27. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) DepEd made the statement after a strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Luzon,...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that the implementation of big-ticket infrastructure projects should remain under the national government despite the Mandanas ruling. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangadaman said in an interview with reporters that the national government is...
In order to catch up with the loss in education for the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) disclosed on Wednesday, July 27 some of its plans which include class size reduction and the enhancement of some of its programs. Students at Cabacanan Elementary...
Looking out for the welfare of teachers, and in a bid to upgrade the country's teaching standards, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, July 27 that it is planning to remove administrative tasks from teachers. Public school teachers at work (Photo from DepEd/Manila Bulletin)...
DOH Individuals aged 50 to 59 as well as people 18 to 49 years of age with comorbidities can now get a second booster shot to further protect them against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “This follows the expansion of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug...
The Department of Health (DOH) seeks to increase the number of Filipinos administered with a Covid-19 booster shot through a campaign dubbed as "PinasLakas", Photo courtesy of DOH FB Live In a statement, DOH said that this campaign will help maintain the country's wall of immunity. As of July 26,...
A total of 35 Indegenous Peoples (IP) youth from an Aeta community in Porac, Pampanga finished a digital literacy program spearheaded by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) - Pampanga. DICT Pampanga (FACEBOOK) The project was in partnership with the National...