As the government looks for money to run a nation grappling with the impacts of the prolonged pandemic, President Duterte’s chief economic manager revealed that selling state-assets is no longer the best option. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III “We don't have any more crown jewels,”...
A total of 539 houses from 119 barangays in Pasay City were placed under localized enhanced community quarantine (LECQ) for surging numbers of individuals afflicted with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on the report of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) on August 29, the...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has criticized the United States intelligence community report on the origin of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) as “mendacious” that was made to scapegoat China. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (Manila Bulletin) “It is...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, August 29, asked the national government to sign documents that will allow local government units (LGUs) to procure their own COVID-19 vaccines amid criticisms by some local executives over the lack of vaccine supply to their provinces. “Iyong...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help local governments in improving their capacity to provide high-quality public services, especially during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. ADB HQ In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said Friday, Aug.27, that it has approved...
The Paranaque City government’s mobile vaccination team has inoculated about 6,188 individuals against COVID-19 since the program started on May 22. Dr. Jefferson Pagsisihan, medical director of Ospital ng Paranaque 1& 2, said Mayor Edwin Olivarez created a team that will go down to villages...
Senators on Thursday, Aug. 26, said they are banking on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines would be distributed equally to different regions in the Philippines once the government receives the 25 million doses of jabs that will arrive beginning September. Senate...
Pasay Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano lauded the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for providing the most accurate and vital data to the government, especially to the local government units (LGUs). Rubiano noted that the data being provided to them by the PSA were the ones they are using to provide...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano urged the more than 1,000 beneficiaries of Tulong Panghanabuhay sa Ating Disadvantage/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) to make good use of the benefits they received from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the city government. In her speech via Zoom,...
The Pasay City Health Office (CHO) reported that seven out 10 active cases of COVID-19 in the city are all unvaccinated individuals. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said based on the report of the CHO on August 23, the city recorded a total of 764 COVID-19 active cases, majority of whom have not received...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) asked Wednesday, Aug. 25, all heads of the government agencies to register and post vacancies for the Government Online Career Fair (GOCF) to be held on Sept. 20 to 24, 2021 as part of this year’s 121st Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA). (MANILA...
The national government’s budget deficit narrowed in July this year due to slower public spending and higher revenue haul, the Bureau of the Treasury reported. The Duterte administration trimmed the government’s fiscal gap last month by 13.6 percent to P121.2 billion from P140.2 billion in July...
