Electricity demand surge ushered in by the country’s bit-by-bit economic reopening is now wrestling with available supply – especially for Luzon grid – but news of greenfield power plant developments are still not up to expectations. The main power grid can still count on new plants coming...
EDITORS DESK We do not exactly know when this horrible pandemic would end, but one thing is sure when you talk to scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists – there is a looming pandemic that concerns the environment. More than a year of wearing face shields, donning PPEs, having food...
Coronavirus infections in Africa are surging as a third wave of the pandemic gathers pace on the continent, fuelled by the spread of more contagious variants, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. "Africa is in the midst of a full-blown third wave. The sobering trajectory of surging cases...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, June 17, bade farewell to British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce as his four-year assignment in the Philippines is nearing end in August. Vice President Leni Robredo and British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce (OVP/Facebook) The vice...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of the 100 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) who belong to the A4 priority group has already started. DSWD employees belonging to A4 priority group receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines on Wednesday,...
The local government of Navotas City started inoculating bedridden residents against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday. Thirty bedridden senior citizens from Barangay Tangos North and South received their first dose of the vaccine at their homes. “We extended the city government’s...
The vaccination program in Las Piñas City has succeeded in inoculating 135,000 residents for safety from the dreaded 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), latest reports coming from the city government have revealed. Citing the latest data from the City Health Office, Deputy Speaker and Las...
The Philippines is grateful for Israel's assistance, including the donation of coronavirus test kits and other medical supplies, to increase the country's arsenal to fight the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte and outgoing Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines Rafael Harpaz exchange...
DOH/MB The Philippines has 6,637 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, June 17. The country’s cumulative case count has already reached 1,339,457. Of this figure, 58,407 or 4.4 percent are active infections. Latest case bulletin showed that...
The Australian government has committed an additional AUD13.72 (P480.2 million) to help the Philippines procure COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines, Australian Ambassador to Manila Steven J. Robinson AO announced on Thursday. Australian Ambassador Steven J. Robinson, AO In a tweet,...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has asked government stakeholders and the private sector to prepare for the “next normal,” specifically to give the vaccinated population “greater mobility” by allowing them to travel without quarantine restrictions and RT-PCR...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Thursday, June 17, prodded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to finally allow the online filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for next year's elections. Commission on Elections During an inquiry of the House Committee on...
