The government should exhaust all means to assist small businesses that have been affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to prevent further job losses, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Saturday, May 1. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian issued the appeal as the country...
The country is equipped with "world-class" cold storage facilities which can accommodate the bulk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that will arrive in the coming months. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., National Action Plan vs. COVID-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, said this Saturday,...
After an initial delay, the first batch of Sputnik V vaccines procured by the government from Russia finally arrived in the country on Saturday, May 1, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 said. A commercial plane from Qatar Airways carrying the initial 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the observance of the Labor Day on Saturday, May 1, was peaceful despite the staging of protests by various militant organizations. PNP Chief Gen. Debold Sinas said no untoward incident was noted by the police across the country as of 12 noon, noting that...
The Duterte administration has already secured $18.4 billion worth of foreign loans, equivalent to about P886.1 billion, to support the country’s coronavirus response, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Of that total amount, Finance...
Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymund "LRay" Villafuerte has filed a bill that seeks to further extend the validity and effectivity of the "Bayanihan to Recover as One" Act, or Bayanihan 2 until December 31 this year. Camaarines Sur 2nd District Rep. LRay Villafuerte Villafuerte said this would...
"TV Patrol" anchor Bernadette Sembrano was only too happy to share with social media followers her triumph against the deadly virus. She uploaded a photo of a medical certificate confirming the same on Instagram. It read in part: “This certifies that this patient had mild COVID-19 and has...
The national government inoculated 5,000 minimum wage earners and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a tribute to the workers sector on the observance of Labor Day ,Saturday, May 1. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the vaccinated workers...
Senator Leila de Lima has filed a bill seeking to ensure the welfare and protection of workers in the country's business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo/Mark Balmores) In filing Senate Bill No. 2149 last Wednesday, April 28, De Lima mentioned the growth of the BPO...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Saturday, May 1, the first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines ordered from Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute will arrive this Saturday at around 5 p.m. National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief...
Filipino workers who were most affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic must win big in the government's recovery programs, Senator Joel Villanueva said Saturday, May 1. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria)...
Former House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has called on the government to prioritize the vaccination of all workers in the private and public sector. Former House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Congressman Feliciano Belmonte Jr./Facebook) In his Labor Day statement Saturday, May 1, Belmonte...
