House Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero sees wisdom in Malacañang's call for the establishment of strategic fuel reserves that would be used by the state to cushion future fuel price hikes. In fact, such proposal is very familiar to the 1-Pacman Party-list representative. House Deputy Speaker Mikee...
A total of 707 Covid-19 patients with severe and critical conditions were hospitalized last Sunday, April 10, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH data showed that 543 patients are currently occupying intensive care unit (ICU) beds for patients with Covid-19. (FILE PHOTO) According to the...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,906 new confirmed Covid-19 from April 4 to 10, making its average daily cases 29 percent lower compared to the past week. The DOH recorded an average of 272 cases of Covid-19 per day. DOH From March 28 to April 3, the health department recorded 2,679...
Ranking members of the House of Representatives have underscored the need to rev up the tourism sector after two years of being dormant under the Covid-19 pandemic. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism (RJ Baculo/ Unsplash) House Ways and Means panel chairman, Albay 2nd district...
State economic managers have lauded Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon for his major contribution in the passage of three key economic reform laws that are seen to hasten the country’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter signed by Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez, Trade...
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--If it weren't for the Covid-19 pandemic, presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos would have been joined by another Marcos on stage during the big UniTeam rally here Saturday night, April 9 at the Leyte Grandstand. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA...
Senator Sonny Angara As our economy continues to reopen in the face of dwindling Covid-19 cases, the country is now faced with very high fuel prices due to global supply issues caused by the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This has led to even higher food, utilities, and...
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday, April 8 said departments and offices under the executive branch should report to the Senate on its expenditures in connection with its the Covid-19 pandemic response. These are, according to Pimentel, the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Health...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has underscored anew the Philippines' potential to become a major player in the wind power sector. Bangui windmills in Ilocos Norte (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) "We have the potential to be a major wind power producer in the world. Our unique topography is...
The Omicron XE is not expected to dodge the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, a member of the Department of Health’s (DOH’s) Technical Advisory Group said on Tuesday, April 5. Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvaña, an infectious disease expert, said that Omicron XE is a recombinant of the two sub-lineages...
Fearing a possible Covid-19 surge due to Holy Week practices, the Department of Health (DOH) has told the public not to kiss statues of saints as the dreaded disease can be transmitted through droplet infection. Lent (Photo courtesy of Catholic Online) With this, DOH Spokesperson Maria Rosario S....
A year into the national vaccination program against Covid-19, the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 is still appealing to millions of unvaccinated Filipinos to seize the opportunity and get jabbed despite the improved pandemic situation in the country. A young girl gets her Covid-19...
