Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the Senate to look into the working conditions of the so-called “gig economy” or workers taking on temporary or part-time employment. In filing Senate Resolution No. 732, Hontiveros said the Senate should look into and address reports of unfair working...
Despite the downward trend in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Malacañang said that there are still a lot of factors that should be considered before restrictions in the National Capital Region (NCR) bubble area can be further relaxed. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
The government should make preparations for the gradual easing of restrictions as more Filipinos are already vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an expert from the OCTA Research group said Thursday, May 27. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) In an interview over ANC, OCTA Research...
Incentive programs may help counter coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among Filipinos, a sociologist said Thursday, May 27. Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority lists which refer to medical frontliners, senior citizens, and people with comorbidities...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Wednesday that he is in favor of the gradual reopening of the economy as the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the city continues to decline. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook) "It's working for us (General...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman on Thursday, May 27, belied the claim of Presidential spokesman Harry Roque who said that the vice president wants to make a vaccine infomercial with President Duterte, slamming the official’s political agenda. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman...
Antonio L. Colina IV DAVAO CITY – Davao City mayor Sara Duterte has ordered the extension of 2the 4/7 liquor ban and 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew for another two months or from May 31 until July 31, 2021, as the city is confronted with another surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Based on...
An e-book containing stories of Filipinos' work-related experiences during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will be available online on May 31. (Photo from IOHSAD) Titled "Kwentong COVID/Kwentong Trabaho" is a project of the workplace safety non-profit group Institute for Occupational...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) apprehended nine passengers who allegedly bribed their way into Zamboanga City without a negative test result for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In an incident report, the PCG said the unauthorized passengers boarded the Zamboanga City-bound passenger vessel MV...
Now is not the time to be picky about the brand of the coronavirus vaccine. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Taguig City resident at a local vaccination site on May 25, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte issued the latest appeal to the public to get vaccinated...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is asking the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the possibility of using the ASEAN Response Fund to help the Palestinians address the reported spread of coronavirus cases in Gaza. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang)...
DAVAO CITY - Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and his wife were brought to the Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) on Wednesday morning, two days after they tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The governor and his wife, Nanette, were found positive for COVID-19 on...
