Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, July 27, maintained that the government should focus on its pandemic response efforts, stressing that it should be the country’s top priority. Vice President Leni Robredo delivers her own address to the nation dubbed as “Ulat ni VP Leni” a day after...
Unlike many government agencies, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has a measly budget that does not exceed P900 million for 2021 but with “trust” and “good deeds” from Filipinos, Vice President Leni Robredo initiated several projects to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The...
The Japanese and Philippine governments have unveiled the 94-meter long Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) that will be turned over to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) next year to beef up its maritime patrol activities. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko (lower right) and...
Senator Grace Poe was apparently not satisfed with President Duterte's sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying it failed to specifically spell out plans to help pandemic-hit families and workers, health frontliners, as well as children who endure challenges in learning amid the...
President Duterte may have been given with the "wrong" information when he was chiding lawmakers for calling out the underspending of COVID-19 response funds. President Duterte and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (Malacañang) Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III gave this assumption...
The first of the two largest multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was launched virtually in Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Japan on Monday, July 26. The two 94-meter MRRVs will be the largest vessels of the Coast Guard’s fleet once...
Senator Joel Villanueva is calling on the Department of Health (DOH) to step up its hiring of health personnel by taking in nurses who recently passed the licensure exams. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate of the Philippines) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor issued the appeal on Friday,...
Senators have called on the government to again restrict the holding of mass gatherings and events as more cases of the highly-contagious Delta coronavirus variant are being detected in the Philippines. In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special...
House deputy speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Thursday, July 22, thanked President Duterte for assuring the grant of financial assistance for his constituents in Cagayan de Oro amid the strictest COVID-19 lockdown imposed on the city. House deputy speaker and Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Representative...
Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero lamented on Wednesday, July 21, the slow vaccine rollout in his province, which he attributed to the national government's policy of prioritizing cities in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas of the Philippines. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday, July 21, again called on Filipinos to remain vigilant and strictly comply with health and safety protocols in the wake of the Delta variant of COVID-19. In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police...
Senators are more inclined to include COVID-19 assistance packages in the 2022 national budget instead of passing a third Bayanihan law. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said this Monday, July 19, as the upper chamber prepares for the opening of the...
