Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Tuesday, January 10 said he does not see any problem with newly appointed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr, being confirmed by the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA). "The record of General / Secretary...
The Department of National Defense (DND) welcomed on Monday, Jan. 9, the appointment of retired military general Carlito Galvez Jr. as its new head. President Marcos shakes hand with incoming Defense Sec. Carlito Galvez after the latter accepted the President's offer for the position (Photo...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has designated Carlito Galvez Jr., the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, to serve as Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). This came after the President accepted the resignation of DND Officer-in-Charge Jose...
A joint peace and security team (JPST) will be formed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to monitor all the security concerns involving the Moro group in Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan. OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr....
Three soldiers died while 13 others were wounded when a fierce fighting erupted between government troops and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Ungkaya Pukan town in Basilan. While a ceasefire was already implemented using the mechanisms of the peace process on Wednesday night,...
Around 10,000 communist rebels are expected to avail themselves of the amnesty the government is pushing under the current administration, Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo curtesy of Malacanang) Galvez said the government expects around...
A total of 299,520 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine were donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines through the COVAX facility on Monday night, June 27. The Philippines receives 299,520 doses of Pfizer Covid-29 vaccine at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 and the designated vaccine czar, welcomed the latest ranking of the Philippines in the Covid-19 recovery index of a Tokyo, Japan-based business publication. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. talks during a...
With less than a week to go before the May 9 elections, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. urged the unvaccinated voters to get inoculated and have their booster shots to keep the polls safe and free from Covid-19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
Around 15 million Filipinos who belong to the most vulnerable sectors are targeted to be vaccinated with a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine by the national government, a task force official working on the pandemic response revealed Wednesday, April 20. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. answers...
The national government is studying the viability of administering a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose to select individuals to ensure their continued protection against the emerging variants of the coronavirus. Vaccine czar Carlitos Galvez Jr. speaks during the pre-recorded Talk to the People public...
The sacred observance of the holy month of Ramadan this April is hampered by the low vaccination rate against Covid-19 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and health experts are worried it might cause a “mini surge” of cases. Vaccine czar Carlitos Galvez Jr. speaks...
