Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque points to individual components of the PPEs during his virtual press briefing on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Sept. 7, that the personal protective equipment (PPE) procured by the...
The Bohol visit of Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat's and social media star Scarlet Snow Belo was compliant with the government's health and safety protocols, the agency reiterated. (Photos from Scarlet Snow Belo’s Facebook) This, after governance watchdog group Pinoy...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that careful balance between the need of economic concerns and the health requirements of COVID-19 will drive the Philippines back to its pre-pandemic path of rapid economic growth. Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III During the virtual Philippine economic...
As new coronavirus variants continue to emerge, President Duterte’s economic team believes that the COVID-19 illness may become a persistent infection that Filipinos should learn how to live with. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez The economic managers, composed of heads of the Department of...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 18,012 more individuals who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The country's total case count reached 2,121,308, of which 158,637 are active cases as of Tuesday, Sept. 7. Ninety-two percent of the active cases have mild symptoms, 3.4...
DILG Pateros and contact tracers assist the Pateros Rescue in transporting COVID-19 patients to isolation centers (DILG Pateros) Fourteen out of the 32 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) referral hospitals in the country are now under the "critical" classification in terms of their healthcare...
Senator Richard Gordon deserves to keep his post as chairman of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) because he served his position with competence especially amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Under Gordon’s leadership, Gatchalian said the PRC was...
Vice President Leni Robredo visits residents receiving their COVID-19 shots at the Vaccine Express site in Pasig City on August 21, 2021. (OVP) Over 15 million individuals in the Philippines have already been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health...
More than 400,000 workers from the construction and manufacturing industries will be inoculated starting Wednesday, Sept. 8, during the launching of the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) special vaccination program in Manila. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the...
A Japanese agricultural council is aiming to grant farmers in Benguet a solar-powered cold storage facility that will preserve local produce and eventually eliminatie post-harvest losses. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) But Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Sept. 6, set up the Oplan Balik Eskwela Public Assistance Command Center (OBE-PACC) nationwide to cater to stakeholders' queries and concerns before the school year officially opens. (RIO DELUVIO / MB FILE PHOTO) "We want to make sure that we will be...
President Duterte’s chief economic manager bucked the legislative proposals seeking to set a statutory debt limit and create the government’s committee in charge of fiscal discipline. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez During the House ways and means committee hearing on Monday, Sept.6,...
