As different campuses prepare for the upcoming Brigada Eskwela 2022, a waste and pollution watchdog has urged principals, teachers, parents, students, and community volunteers to ensure a chemical-free and zero waste conduct of the so-called annual “Bayanihan sa Paaralan”. (Photo courtesy of...
A zero interest rate on salary loans for government employees makes sense for Misamis Occidental 2nd district Rep. Ando Oaminal. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) For this purpose, the Mindanao lawmaker filed House Bill (HB) 2199, which, if enacted, would institutionalize such provision for workers of the...
Apart from ramen, sushi, and mochi, Filipinos have a deep love for karaage. Usually found inside bento boxes, this Japanese-style fried chicken has every bit of its Western counterpart. It is crispy, juicy, and definitely comforting. And for a nation that consumes fried chicken during Christmas, it...
SHANGHAI, China -- President Xi Jinping said China must stick "unswervingly" to its zero-Covid strategy, as more than half of Shanghai's 25 million lockdown-weary residents gird Friday for a weekend virus testing drive. China is the last major economy still pursuing a policy of stamping out all...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is working to attain a zero drug inventory and zero illegal drug dependency in the country. PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva said the goal is not farfetched as they are now working to clear the remaining 10,410 barangays from influence of...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – For presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, getting a zero voter preference in Visayas and Mindanao could be a "blessing in disguise". Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, together with his running mate and his senatorial slate conduct...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has maintained zero record of Covid-19 cases among its personnel and the persons deprived of liberty (PDL) under its custody. In a statement released on Sunday, April 24, the BJMP said its Directorate for Health Service has not recorded any Covid...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported on Monday night, April 18, that it did not monitor any area under granular lockdown in any part of the country. “Mr. President, mula po April 10 hanggang April 16, sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay wala nang naitalang granular...
For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has zero case so far. PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said that based on the latest data of their Health Service, there is neither new nor active case in the PNP as of Tuesday, April 12....
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan will move away from a zero-Covid policy and instead focus on tackling the most severe infections in an effort to live with the coronavirus, its health minister said Thursday. The decision leaves China -- and its financial hub Hong Kong -- as the only major economy...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that 11 barangays in the city are now free from Covid-19 based on the report by the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) and the City Health Office (CHO) on Wednesday, April 6. Olivarez said the remaining communities with Covid-19 cases are...
President Duterte said it is still not the right time to further de-escalate to Alert Level Zero the current Covid-19 level status in the country. President Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with key government officials at the Malacañan Palace on April 5, 2022. (PRESIDENTIAL...
