A total of 3,000,060 doses of the Moderna vaccine--encased in boxes emblazoned with the American flag--were flown into the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The United States (US)-made jabs touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
Consumers were warned against the consumption of shellfishes collected from nine places in the country where toxic 'red tide' persists. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) identified the affected areas as the coastal...
A mentoring program and a mobile app intended to modernize the country's agriculture sector were launched by the Department of Agriculture (DA). FARMERS GO DIGITAL--A farmer-youth tandem completes the hands-on activity on smartphone familiarization under the Digital Farmers Program training...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will ask the national government for an additional budget of P2 billion in order to sustain its one-time cash assistance program for workers who have been affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has asked potential organizers of community pantries to coordinate with authorities so that the goods on their pantries could be delivered to people's doorsteps instead. The community pantry in Diliman, Quezon City (Mark...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has welcomed the opening of a drive-through vaccination site at Rizal Park, saying it will help hasten the government's inoculation program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and bring the country closer to herd immunity. The City of...
The current public transportation supply and capacity will be retained during the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila from Aug. 6 to 20, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. A Muntinlupa police officer checks passengers of a jeepney at the...
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Mayor Junard Chan displayed not just mere innovation, but political will in ordering a "no vaccine, no entry" policy on local establishments, including shopping malls and grocery stores. A vaccinator prepares to administer a COVID-19 shot. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that its main office as well as its extension offices in Metro Manila will again operate on a skeleton staff and shortened working hours once the region is placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). (Photo from PNA) Immigration Commissioner Jaime...
Informal waste sector (IWS) workers from Metro Manila are pleading for cash aid or "ayuda" from the national government during the upcoming two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 6 to 20. E-waste dismantlers in Camarin, Caloocan City (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) “Ang hiling...
