President Duterte has claimed to hold no ill will toward the United States of America (USA), which has become one of the biggest donors of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the country in the past few months. President Rodrigo Duterte and the US flag (Photos from Facebook, Unsplash) In his...
President Duterte told the public not to believe investigations of the Senate as he reiterated that the government is spending public funds properly. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement amid the Senate's investigation on the alleged mishandling of coronavirus...
The central office of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City was forced to temporarily shut down after more than a hundred of its workers tested positive for the coronavirus. OCD spokesman Mark Timbal said that of the 380 employees of the agency, 116 of them tested...
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...
Huge allocations of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine--enough to inoculate 10 million people--will be sent to the provinces of Region IV-A or Calabarzon in the last four months of the year. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque speaks during a virtual press briefing on Aug. 26, 2021...
The Philippines is "on its way" to conducting pilot face-to-face classes in schools within areas with low number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, including locations under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson...
To help visually impaired individuals whose livelihoods were affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) sent out food packs for them. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Regardless of the current challenges that we are facing, the Red Cross will...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 26, announced a call for research proposals to further strengthen the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP). (Photo from DepEd) “As we are nearing the opening of our School Year 2021-2022, we need to reinforce and strengthen our...
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua on Thursday, August 26, expressed optimism that the Philippines' economy will recover to a pre-pandemic level late next year or in early 2023. NEDA Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua (Malacañang Photo) During the first hearing of the House Committee...
DOH/MB The country logged 16,313 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday, Aug. 26, pushing the country's running tally to 1,899,200. The Department of Health (DOH) said that 6.9 percent of the total case count or 131,921 are considered active cases or patients still receiving...
Malacañang was confident that the government has been able to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic quite well, and will continue to do so despite President Duterte's plan to run as vice president in the 2022 elections. People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for...
Malacañang said that the contact tracing application StaySafe PH having " almost no impact " was a cause for concern, citing the importance of automation in the country's fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A mall goer scans a QR code before entry into the establishment. The...
