DAVAO CITY - The municipal mayor of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato province tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement on Monday (June 14), Municipal Mayor Floro S. Gandam, Sr. confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under quarantine. "Gusto ko ipabalo...
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has hosted a meeting with Admiral William Merz, commander of the US 7th Fleet, to discuss how to further strengthen the two nations' cooperation on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and military matters....
Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, June 14, appealed for more transparency on Philippine government's vaccine procurement, particularly the prices of vaccine doses, especially that the executive department is requesting for an additional P25 billion to finance the program. Senator Joel Villanueva...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the public to donate blood as she expressed alarm over the dwindling blood donations over the past year. Hontiveros noted many hospitals are now starting to catch up on various medical procedures that were postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....
For those who admired and loved her, Miriam Defensor-Santiago was a “political prophet” for her foresight on various issues, including a pandemic which would have been addressed sooner if her proposals responding to public health emergencies were passed into law. Late Senator Miriam...
Senators on Saturday, June 12, asked the government task force and the Department of Health (DOH) to give designated czars and local government units (LGUs) more authority in implementing the vaccination program. Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Last week, I promised to share some of my personal tips with other pandemic brides who may potentially come across this — how to keep ones sanity and stress the least while planning your milestone moment at a most tumultuous and transient time. A lot of brides...
Fr.Vic Calvo of Letran (Photo from Vic Calvo Facebook) The possibility of staging skills challenge events in basketball and volleyball is expected to be the topic of the NCAA Management Committee (MANCOM) after the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) issued its latest...
VACCINATION CENTER – Dozens of residents, mostly senior citizens and persons with comorbidity, gather at the Davao City National High School to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The city government of Davao has discouraged walk-in recipients at vaccination hubs to avoid congestion. (Keith...
Hoping to spark the interest of applicant-Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to start their own ventures, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) conducted a series of pitching sessions showcasing its locally-developed technologies. 'TeknoLokal para Makabagong Bayani' aims to encourage OFWs...
The image of a Philippine flag waving in the air is a sight to behold for every soldier. It is a vivid reminder of what they strive to serve and protect—the Filipino people and the country. Philippine Navy sailors and marines composing the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 conduct a...
COTABATO Regional and Medical Center (Photo courtesy of Dr. John Maligad) DAVAO CITY – The Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) in Cotabato City has expressed alarm over dwindling resources due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. In a public advisory Tuesday, the CRMC said its...
