Senator Joel Villanueva lamented on Wednesday, September 1, the P15.1 billion supposedly being requested by the Department of Education (DepEd) for producing self-learning modules in 2022. Printed modules remain the most preferred learning delivery modality of parents and learners, according to the...
The national government is 'still on track" as far as its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) containment plan is concerned, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said during a virtual press briefing Wednesday, Sept. 1. The COVID-19 case projections presented by Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque during...
With the high coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) positivity rate in Metro Manila, the cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the localities that failed to meet the August 31 deadline has been extended to September 10, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) dismissed on Wednesday, August 1, as false social media posts that vaccination schedules in San Pedro, Laguna had been cancelled to give way to its Vaccine Express project last weekend. Various posts circulated online that Vice President Leni Robredo’s...
Most of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients with severe symptoms in San Lazaro Hospital are unvaccinated, an official said Wednesday, Sept. 1. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of the Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine...
National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon admitted on Wednesday, Sept. 1, that the Philippines is not testing enough. (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) During a public briefing, Dizon said peak single-day COVID-19 testing is at 80,000, with a daily average close to...
Senators agreed that there should be a review of the procedures in tapping the Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) for buying supplies for government agencies. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Senate...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the Naational Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, disclosed Wednesday, Sept. 1, that he supports the administration of a third dose or "booster shot" of vaccine against the coronavirus disease to the most vulnerable sectors,...
Malacañang assured health care workers that their other benefits mandated by law will be given to them but noted that the issue with their special risk allowance (SRA) was already a case closed. Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPEs) from different public and private hospitals...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan is pushing for an investigation into the Duterte administration’s “web of corruption” that stemmed from the anomalies in the procurement of billions’ worth of “overpriced” medical supplies and equipment during the pandemic. In a statement posted on...
Malacañang reiterated that there is no corruption involved in how the government manages the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying the Senate has proven nothing yet. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday questioned why the Duterte government is negotiating with fugitives saying documents show that owners of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. which entered into a multi-billion contract with Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service (DBM-PS), have...
