The United States government handed over P12 million worth of distance learning equipment to the Department of Education (DepEd) for its Alternative Learning System (ALS) e-Skwela Learning Centers to help the Philippines overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in the education sector....
As it continues to ramp up its vaccination efforts, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, July 14, said that it has vaccinated over 28,000 people against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Philippine Red Cross, led by its Chairman and CEO Senator Richard Gordon, continues to ramp up its...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday night, July 12, that all uniformed personnel specifically the personnel from the the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reported that the Taal Volcano’s unrest has displaced more than 1,600 families. Residents of Barangays Agoncillo, Boso-boso in Laurel, Batangas are forced to flee their homes on July 4, 2021, as Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 3...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, July 6 urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local government units (LGUs) to ensure timely provision of basic necessities and other services to evacuees who are affected by the Taal Volcano’s recent episodes of unrest. Gatchalian...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated at least 125 residents in barangays Gulod, Buso-Buso, and San Gregorio, Laurel in Batangas after short phreatomagmatic bursts of Taal Volcano on Saturday, July 3. Personnel of the PCG transported at least 22 residents of Barangay Gulod, Laurel to Paliparan...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Saturday, July 3, that more than 860 families or almost 3,300 individuals have been displaced by Taal Volcano’s magmatic unrest. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1,...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Friday that the city government launched its new IT system integrating all city health centers' medical records into one database. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto Facebook) The improvement aims to ease the burden of manually searching the medical records of any...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista has personally visited some evacuation centers in the municipalties of Laurel and Agoncillo in Batangas province to personally look into situation of the evacuee-families. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reiterated its commitment to help the government in the rollout of its vaccination program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Kabaka Center in Pandacan, Manila is one of the six 'Bakuna Centers' of Philippine Red Cross in Metro Manila. (Photo from PH Red...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Speaking before the Regis CEO Roundtable Series last May 18, Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA), President and CEO of Ayala Corporation, disclosed that “two of Ayala’s most cyclical businesses – Ayala Land and BPI – are priming themselves for a post-pandemic...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's controversial statement seeking to exclude face shield in the minimum public health safety protocol is just a suggestion and not a demand from the government, an official of the D epartment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official clarified Thursday, June 3. In a...
