The national government has surpassed at an impressive speed its target for this month to inoculate 700,000 doses of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An airport employee takes a selfie while receiving a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site established at the Ninoy Aquino...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, August 4, proposed to the government to use the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) assistance program for displaced workers to augment the ranks of contact tracers amid the threat of the Delta coronavirus variant. Members of the Philippine National...
The government is neither weak nor reactive in addressing the public health emergency arising from the coronavirus pandemic, Malacañang insisted on Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, August 3, asked the government to consider the grant of "ayuda" or cash aid to residents of cities outside the National Capital Region (NCR) that are also placed under hard lockdown. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate of the Philippines) "Nagugutom rin po ang mga...
Senators have decided not to hold plenary sessions from August 9 to 23 following the scheduled reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Vicente Sotto III disclosed to reporters that the chamber will suspend its...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Hello inmates! Looks like we are back where it all began – ECQ – otherwise referred to as lockdown season 3, the Delta variant, fortified with face shields and fake news. This is considered the most dangerous wave, not only because it’s more transmissible, but...
Many believe KC Concepcion is not planning to go back here anytime soon. The actress recently updated fans on social media that she is currently looking to rent an apartment in West Hollywood, California. Apparently, she appreciates the fact that everything seems normal there already. KC shared...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday, August 2, scored the Duterte administration’s plan to double the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to P40-billion in the upcoming deliberations of the proposed 2022 national budget saying the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration period especially in areas affected by the 15-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). risaimage Hontiveros noted there is no word yet if the current deadline, September 30, 2021, would be...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, August 2, rejected a reported plan of a local government to deny unvaccinated individuals access to certain places. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III In a tweet, Sotto said the Interagency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging...
An airport employee takes a selfie while receiving a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site established at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) A health reform advocate has underscored the importance of getting vaccinated against coronavirus disease...
Three million doses of Moderna vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are expected to arrive in the country early next week, an official of the government’s pandemic task force said Sunday, August 1. Secretary Vince Dizon Secretary Vince Dizon, deputy chief implementer of the National...
