There are differences in each country's approach on how it will transition into "living with the virus", the Department of Health (DOH) bared on Monday, Nov. 22. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) For the case of the Philippines, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire explained that one of the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to include public utility vehicles (PUV) drivers and operators in the government’s service contracting program. Hontiveros said that while she supports a...
Have you had pink lugaw (rice porridge), pink pandesal (Filipino bread), pink puto (steamed rice cake), pink egg, and the famed Ilocos empanada in pink? You may want to drop by one of the feeding initiatives launched by presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s volunteers in support of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is expected to unveil its Science for the People (SFTP) Book series that features how science, technology, and innovation benefit the Filipino people. (DOST-Science for Change Program's Facebook page) The five SFTP books featuring research and...
The Antipolo City local government announced on Friday that 1,500 beneficiaries of Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantage/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) have received P4,000 cash for rendering community service amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Facebook post, the local government said the cash...
Staff and volunteers from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) supported the vaccination of a total of 740 individuals at the government-run Bakuna Center at the Athletic Bowl drive-thru in Baguio City every Wednesday since it opened on Nov. 8. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged unvaccinated individuals on Friday, Nov. 19, to "be modern heroes" and rekindle the traditional bayanihan spirit (unity) by participating in the National Vaccination Day. DILG DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the National...
The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) will be mobilized as encoders to address the logistics and manpower woes in the national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (File photo) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
Without dismissing the gains of the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program, presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Nov. 18, stressed the importance of building “better” and targeting the poorest and most vulnerable to benefit from the infrastructure...
The Philippine Red Cross has opened its EDSA Boni Bakuna Center this week for walk-in adult vaccinations, the organization announced on Wednesday, Nov. 17. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the PRC said that the move was done as they continue to help...
Congressional aspirant (2nd District, Caloocan) and PANDAYAN Kalookan's Jacob Cabochan announced on Wednesday, Nov. 17, that Caloocan City residents who were wait-listed for the second tranche of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Social Amelioration Program (SAP) will now be...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has warned politicians who have been taking advantage of its flagship livelihood program to pressure local officials against supporting certain candidates for next year's elections. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong...
