Local government units (LGUs) should not be "brand conscious" when it comes to accepting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are given to them for free by the national government, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Monday, July 19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. leads the visit of the...
After Malacañang said it welcomes her initiative to bring the vaccines closer to the people through her drive-through program, Vice President Leni Robredo asked on Sunday, July 4, if she can be given access to the country’s vaccine supply. (Vice President Leni Robredo/OVP) One of the problems of...
Cagayan De Oro will be next destination of Vice President Leni Robredo’s “Vaccine Express,” a drive-through vaccination program in response to the pandemic. Tricycle, pedicab, and delivery riders get vaccinated through the Vaccine Express project in Manila on June 22, 2021. (OVP/Facebook)...
Ten additional highly urbanized cities will gain priority for coronavirus vaccine access due to the surge in cases of infections, Malacañang announced Thursday. One million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City on June 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of National Task...
The government has dispelled allegations that it had neglected Mindanao in terms of responding to the pandemic, including the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that the rise in cases of...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the belated petition filed by a Cagayan de Oro City resident to stop the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from auctioning the properties of his deceased uncle to settle estate tax debts of over P1 billion. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) The court's second...
Some P30 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from China have been uncovered by Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents from boxes of footwear, the agency bared on Tuesday, May 25. UNCOVERED-- A shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P30 million from China was intercepted at the Mindanao Container Terminal...
Six parish churches in the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro have been closed after its priests tested positive for coronavirus. ARCHDIOCESE OF CAGAYAN DE ORO/MB These parish churches are Jesus Nazareno and San Isidro, both in the city; and Our Lady of Candelaria in Tagoloan, Inmaculada Concepcion in...
President Duterte is not backing down from his bloody war on illegal drugs even if he ends up in jail. In his visit to Cagayan do Oro City Friday, the President said he is ready to go to prison over his relentless campaign against illegal drug trade, renewing his resolve to protect and preserve the...
SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, will open its first mall in Zamboanga City and seventh mall in Mindanao, SM City Mindpro, on Friday, November 27. In a statement, the firm said this newest landmark with almost 38,000 square meters (sqm.)...
