The Mandaluyong City local government is once again hailed as one of the top performing local government units (LGUs) in the country during the 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) awarding ceremonies on Wednesday, Dec. 14, held at the Manila Hotel. Mandaluyong City Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos...
The significance of the 2023 national budget's enactment isn't lost on Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera, even if she's a member of the House minority bloc. Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera In a statement, the deputy minority leader said she expects...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it has collaborated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the government of China to further improve the Philippines' healthcare waste management. On Friday, Dec. 16, the UNDP turned over to the DOH the project called "Learning Experience...
The General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2023 worth P5.268-trillion ensures that there would be sufficient financial aid for the sectors who were greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Sonny Angara said on Friday, December 16. Angara, Senate Finance Committee chairman, said Congress has...
OCTA Research Tugon ng Masa Survey (OCTA RESEARCH) Ninety-two percent of Filipinos approve of the government’s response to Covid-19–up from 82 percent in early 2022, according to the latest results of the OCTA Research survey released on Friday, Dec. 16. The Tugon ng Masa survey—an...
Metro Manila Weekly Covid-19 Positivity Rate (DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased slightly to 14.3 percent after climbing in recent weeks, based on the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research. In an update posted on social media on Friday, Dec. 16,...
The resumption of in-person classes in the basic education level is “doing well” said Vice President and Department of Education (DepED) Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Dec. 15. Kindergarten pupils of Pinayahan Elementary School in Quezon City do their school activity inside the classroom...
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks financing for small businesses, especially those crippled by the Covid-19 pandemic and other significant economic challenges of national and international scope. (Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) House Bill...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it already submitted on Thursday, Dec. 15, the necessary documents on the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines to the Commission on Audit (COA). In a statement, this move of the DOH is in accordance with the special audit to be conducted by COA for the Covid-19...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccine makers Pfizer and AstraZeneca have agreed to “disclose” the Covid-19 vaccine purchase agreement with the Philippines under specific conditions, the...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has urged the Department of Health (DOH) to include the participation of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) especially in the next procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. The DOH has earlier disclosed its plans to purchase a limited number of bivalent COVID-19...
BEIJING, China -- China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy last week. After nearly three years...
