Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri maintained on Satuday, August 28, that the private sector should be allowed by the national government to procure vaccines on their own. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Alexis Nueva España/Senate PRIB) "I believe the private sector can...
Following audit reports that billions of pesos in public funds were unspent, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said government departments and agencies should not ask for budgets they cannot utilize and instead make sure that essential programs get priority funding. Senate President Vicente 'Tito'...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has rolled out its vaccination program in Siargao Island where over 13,000 tourism workers are targeted to be inoculated in a bid to sustain the recovery of the pandemic-hit industry there. A tourism worker in Siargao, dubbed as the surfing capital of the...
G4 anything Mitsubishi offers you a car that is game (G) for anything, in the form of the new Mirage G4. Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) just unveiled its latest iteration. The refreshed subcompact sedan comes with sportier styling and updated features and amenities. Styling The...
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, Aug. 27, suggested the audit of the government’s billions of pesos expenditure for the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. CDA3E812-89E8-4023-B6CF-1B66F6F5ECD3 The veteran independent lawmaker made the call as government continued to reject...
Over 1,700 adult Filipinos have so far been enrolled in the Philippines’ yearlong “immunosurveillance” study which seeks to determine the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were granted emergency use authorization (EUA) in the country, the Department of Science and...
Local science and technology (S&T) experts are tapped to strengthen the research capabilities of higher education institutions (HEIs) in all the 17 regions in the country under the RDLead Program being implemented by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has invested more than P995 million for research and development (R&D) projects and initiatives dedicated to OMIC Technologies for Health. (Screenshot from DOST-PCHRD Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña disclosed this...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was again put in the spotlight as lawmakers questioned Thursday, August 26, the necessity of increasing its funds amid the persisting problem of COVID-19. Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene Brosas, during the hybrid...
The House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations began on Thursday, August 26, its deliberation on the P5.024-trillion proposed national budget for 2022. House of Representatives The committee's budget hearings kicked off with a briefing from the Development Budget Coordination Committee...
Senator Joel Villanueva said the funds intended for helping distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should be increased in the 2022 proposed national budget. Senator Joel Villanueva honors women overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in observation of National Women’s Day during the hearing of the...
The Muntinlupa City government’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination has reached nearly 79 percent for the first dose and 40 percent for full vaccination. According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Aug. 25, there are 303,551 individuals who have...
