(JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) acknowledged that some healthcare workers have yet to receive their special risk allowance (SRA) but assured that it is already addressing the matter. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that 359,501 healthcare workers,...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Sunday, August 15 expressed doubts the Department of Health (DOH) was able to release the funds for the special risk allowances for healthcare workers despite Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s pronouncements. Marcos made the statement amid Duque’s...
More than 312,000 families affected by imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao have received their “special” cash assistance from the government. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) yesterday, August 10, 2021, resumed services to the United Kingdom via a series of special Manila-London flights. PAL will have twice monthly flights for the remainder of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2021 Summer season, specifically on August 10 and...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is mulling over the idea of “formally” asking Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam about the Special Administrative Region’s decision not to honor Philippine-issued COVID-19 vaccination cards to fully inoculated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who...
Queen of All Media Kris Aquino has ignited speculation about her love life anew. This, after she recently penned a sweet birthday message for a "special" someone whom she did not name. "I thought long and hard whether to upload this, because I know what kind of speculation I’ll be starting… BUT...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday confirmed that Hong Kong authorities will not honor the vaccination cards issued by the Philippines' local government units (LGUs) and the Department of Health’s Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ). Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA)...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said the Philippine government will clarify with Hong Kong authorities certain rules concerning the lifting of the travel ban for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who wish to return to work in the former Crown Colony. Department of Foreign Affairs...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) has unveiled a special themed train on Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) as part of efforts to boost the country's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). LRMC President and CEO Juan F. Alfonso and Ingat Angat Tayong Lahat...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday expressed her support to Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon’s call for the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of the funds allocated to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). De Lima said a...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already downloaded more than P3.57-billion worth of “special” cash assistance to the local government units (LGUs) in areas under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao. Milo Patarata Sr. of...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, August 3, told the officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) not to wait for the Senate to investigate them over the delay in the reimbursements and release of the benefits for hospitals and...