Another 14 locations in the country are scheduled to be placed under Alert Level 3 in the coming days. (Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) This was confirmed by Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles in a statement late Thursday night, Jan. 6. "The Inter-Agency Task Force...
President Duterte confirmed on Thursday night, Jan. 6 that he has received his booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte was holding his second "Talk to the People" public briefing this week when he revealed in a throwaway line...
Saying that the P5,000 special risk allowance for medical frontliners is “too low,” President Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 6, approved the increase of such allowance due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This came after he made a call to...
President Duterte said he will be happy to answer complaints that would be filed against him for ordering village officials in the country to restrict the movement of unvaccinated people amid the surging cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In a...
The emergence of new variants of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may mean Filipinos have to bid each other goodbye because they won’t be able to survive the infection, President Duterte warned on Thursday, Jan. 6. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (RTVM...
The landmark measure that seeks to ban child marriage in the Philippines has been signed into law by President Duterte. (Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) A copy of the five-page measure, designated as Republic Act (RA) No.11596, was sent to Malacañang reporters Thursday afternoon, Jan. 6. Duterte...
MB File Photo The Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation (MVPSF) has pledged 500 booster shots of the Moderna vaccines for national team members bound for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino disclosed this Thursday...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) has raised alarm over the increasing reports on fraud incidents, reminding all members and employers to protect their personal information and be vigilant against fixers and scammers. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive...
At least 15 members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (PSG logo) This was confirmed to Malacañang reporters Thursday, Jan. 6 by Col. Randolph Cabangbang, chief of the PSG. According to Cabangbang, the 15 PSG members--who...
The Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that limited face-to-face classes even amid a pandemic could work. Education Secretary Leonor Briones / File Photo / DepEd In a virtual presser on Wednesday, Jan. 5, Education Secretary Leonor Briones shared the significance of conducting the pilot...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is currently finalizing its report on the five-week pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes to be submitted to President Duterte. Face-to-face classes in Burgos Elementary School in Botolan, Zambales on Nov. 15, 2021 (Photos from DepEd) During a...
Hotels that serve as quarantine facilities for individuals who recently returned from abroad aren't completely absolved from legal action despite President Duterte's statements, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles clarified on Wednesday, Jan. 5. (Ralph Darabos/ Unsplash) Nograles, the acting...
