Metro Manila mayors are meeting tonight to discuss various protocols that will be implemented during the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces starting August 6. Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco bared this, adding that the...
The Blas Ople Policy Center (Ople Center) believes that the Duterte administration will be appreciated retrospectively for its efforts against modern slavery, particularly on how it has affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President...
More than 800 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Central Office in Batasan Hills, Quezon City have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DSWD personnel receive their first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a...
A Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official said on Tuesday, July 7, that local government units (LGUs) should align their ordinances with national policies amid debates on easing of travel restrictions for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) fully-vaccinated domestic tourists. In...
The Philippine government has successfully repatriated the last batch of overseas Filipinos who were victims of trafficking in persons and illegal recruitment from Syria. The last batch of Filipino survivors of trafficking and illegal recruitment from Syria shortly before their departure in...
The World Bank has approved a fresh loan to the Philippines that aims to ensure the local financial sector’s stability as well as support the nation's economic recovery. In a statement, the World Bank announced on Friday, June 25, that a $400 million development policy loan (DPL) was approved to...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III is not satifisfied with how the Department of Health (DOH) justified its recommendation to keep the mandatory face shield policy. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Office of Sen. Sotto/https://vicentesotto.com) On Wednesday, Sotto filed Senate Resolution No. 757...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, June 22, underscored the need of having "clear and definite" policies from the government to address the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts to the country. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria)...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III slammed President Duterte's decision to retain the mandatory use of face shields, saying health experts, who recommended it, have yet to prove its effectiveness in lessening COVID-19 infection. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III "Health experts? They have...
President Duterte decided to keep his mind more open to health experts as the Philippines faces the threat of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his weekly pre-recorded public address, President Duterte admitted to...
Hours after the announcement that it would no longer be required outdoors , President Duterte gave in to local health experts and declared the wearing of face shields, both indoors and outdoors, is mandatory again. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people are seen wearing face shields as...
The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to leave its policy rate steady at two percent during Thursday’s policy meeting, according to Moody’s Analytics. “The near-term prospects remain worrisome for the Philippines as the country copes with an intense domestic...
