Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that requiring beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first before receiving subsidies is reasonable but said the law may be amended before this can happen. 44405 Roque made...
The country’s COVID-19 response results would have been different if the Executive Department listened to the senators’ request as early as April 2020 to let embattled Health Secretary Francisco Duque III resign, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, November 8 said. Senator Francis...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed support Monday, Nov. 8, on the proposal of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to lift the use of face shields in public places except in high-risk areas such as medical...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo will appoint a new Department of Health (DOH) secretary if elected president, emphasizing the need for someone “competent” and “accountable". Former Health secretaries Manuel Dayrit and Esperanza Cabral join presidential aspirant Vice...
San Juan City once again saw a sharp decline in active COVID-19 cases, Mayor Francis Zamora said on Monday, Nov. 8. "As of today, November 8, San Juan now has only 84 active cases. That is a 93 percent decline from a previous high of 1,123 just last September 16," Zamora said in a Facebook post. "I...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora backed on Monday the proposal to lift the mandatory use of face shields in Metro Manila. "During a meeting of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) composed of the National Capital Region mayors and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) last night, it was...
Some senators on Monday, Nov. 8 expressed readiness to tackle the amendments to the proposed P5-trillion national budget. Senator Sonny Angara, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, said the many of the committee report amendments are focused on boosting the government’s COVID-19 response,...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the public to remember to abide by the minimum health and safety protocols set by the government to ensure that the fight against the COVID-19 would be successful even as authorities gradually ease pandemic-related restrictions...
Even non-Catholics may avail of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program of the Diocese of Kalookan. Photo from Diocese of Kalookan FB Kalookan Diocesan Health Care Ministry head Fr. Rene Richard Bernardo explained that the program is not just for Catholics, but also for other...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Nearly all the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators in Metro Manila are looking "better now" than it was at this time last year, said OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David. In a Twitter post on Monday, Nov. 8, David compared Metro Manila's COVID-19 numbers during the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to allow more traditional buses and jeepneys to ply the usual routes in Metro Manila and provinces as the nation slowly slips back to normal under Alert Level 2. Hontiveros said the DOTr should increase the number of public...
Three days after Metro Manila shifted to the more relaxed Alert Level 2 last Nov. 5, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Monday that the city is doing well in observing the public health and safety protocols in its business establishments and parks and recreational areas. "With the...
