DAVAO CITY - The government led by the Task Force Bangon Marawi and its partners awarded on Thursday 170 permanent shelters in two resettlement sites in Maraw City to families of internally displaced persons (IDPs). "We are now starting to feel and enjoy the initial fruition of the massive...
One million doses of Sinovac vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Friday morning, July 23, raising the local stockpile of the life-saving jabs to over 30.9 million doses. The country's vaccine stockpile reaches 30.9 million with the delivery of one...
The Quezon City government has formed a task group in preparation for a possible surge of new COVID-19 infections that may come following the rise of the new Delta variant. The local government made the move even if its positivity rate has already declined to five percent, which is a rate set by...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (AILTF) on Wednesday, July 14, to file criminal and administrative charges against government officials and private entities involved...
The Muntinlupa City government announced that it will suspend the vaccination of second dose recipients of Sinovac Life Sciences’ CoronaVac vaccine due to the expected delay in the arrival of new supply in the country. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The city...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial PBA commissioner Willie Marcial declined to entertain questions regarding other issues affecting the league, particularly the issue surrounding Kiefer Ravena’s signing with the Japanese club Shiga Lakestars. Marcial begged for understanding at the start of the...
Photo from PBA The PBA was finally given the go-signal by the Inter-Agency Task Force to begin its 46th season on July 16 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City after months of delays due to the fluidity of the COVID-19 situation. Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra made the...
The question as to when the PBA’s 46th season will start now lies on the Inter-Agency Task Force after the league presented its case on Wednesday, July 7. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is hoping for a favorable nod from the IATF after attending the meeting presided by Foreign Affairs...
In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces uses a megaphone to remind shoppers to practice social distancing during a government imposed enhanced quarantine as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Manila....
(Photo from Unsplash) The government’s pandemic task force is set to discuss once again the travel protocols within the Philippines for fully vaccinated individuals, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the public need to present a negative RT-PCR test...
DRIVING THOUGHTS This will be a good time for local government units to document the best practices of their barangays in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. These can be shared with other LGUs which can localize the practices to fit their communities. More than a year after the World Health...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi has told the Task Force on Energy Resiliency (TFER) to prepare for the "worst-case scenario" in connection with the Taal Volcano situation, which has emerged alongside the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo...
