Despite the growing number of daily cases, the Philippines is set to lift the travel restrictions on travelers coming from 10 countries starting Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, Malacañang announced. This, after the countries were placed for months on the travel ban list due to the threat posed by the...
The Veterans Memorial Medical Center is in urgent need of P490 million worth of new medical equipment but was advised to try to secure them using the green fees derived from its operation of a golf course in Quezon City. Rep. Jericho Nograles This was revealed when Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA)...
More than P4.5 billion cash assistance (ayuda) has been so far distributed to qualified beneficiaries in Metro Manila, the The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday, August 18. “Nasa 4,566,655 low-income individuals na po ang nakinabang sa ating ayuda at...
Party-list Rep. Claudine Bautista of Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal Rights (DUMPER) continues to receive backlash for holding a "lavish" wedding amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic—this time by her constituents in the public transport sector. DUMPER Partylist Rep....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 17 said she is not at all surprised at the criticisms hurled against DUMPER-PTD Partylist Rep. Claudine “Dendee” Bautista who held a “lavish” wedding ceremony at the five-star Balesin Island Resort in Polilio, Quezon amid the COVID-19 pandemic....
Malacañang asked for the public's understanding as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) continued to work on creating a master list for the government's vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are...
The list of "green" or low coronavirus risk countries that allows their vaccinated travelers to face shorter quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines has been further trimmed down as a precaution against the coronavirus spread. People with face masks and protective gear stand by an exit at...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed confidence Monday, Aug. 9, that the local government units’ (LGUs) lists of beneficiaries have already been sanitized to ensure the smooth and expeditious distribution of the financial assistance to low-income individuals and...
Not all people will be compelled to stay home during the hard lockdown in Metro Manila and three other areas this month aimed at containing the fast-spreading Delta coronavirus variant. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive protocols inside the MRT implemented by...
PARIS, France -- The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday added 13 cultural sites in Asia, Africa, Arab Region, Latin America and Europe to its World Heritage List and one extension to an existing cultural site in...
Environment and toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition said that the issuance of the list of non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging or the NEAPP list should be among the most pressing concerns of the Duterte administration in its final year. (Photo from the EcoWaste Coalition) In a...
PARIS, France -- Four sites in China, India, Iran and Spain have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced on Sunday. Those sites include "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China", "Ramappa Temple"...
