The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), on Monday, May 2, said that it has allotted over P511M in order to help more than 25,000 pensioners in the province of Davao del Norte and the municipality of Montevista in Davao de Oro. The loan window, according to GSIS, is until May 7, 2022. (Image...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says that the Department of Health (DOH) will properly distribute Covid-19 benefits to healthcare workers (HCWs) under the newly-enacted Republic Act (RA) 11712. Passers-by walk in front of a mural depicting medical frontliners. (Photo by Jansen...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Health has thanked President Duterte for enacting the "Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Healthcare Workers Act", which she deemed vital to the welfare of healthcare workers. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from the office of...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday commended President Duterte for signing into law Republic Act No. 11712 or the Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care Workers Act saying it would provide continuing support to the country’s health care workers amid the ongoing...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure, which grants the mandatory continuing benefits to public and private healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies of a national scale. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No....
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Monday said the first measure that he would file once he secures a seat in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections would be the proposed National Emergency Industries Act. The bill, Bautista said, seeks to address urgent health care needs...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) urged the region’s punong barangays (PBs) and Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERT) teams to prepare the active contact details of their constituents to facilitate the government’s...
In this file photo taken on May 07, 2021, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines are seen on a table in Los Angeles, California. Frederic J. BROWN / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of Janssen Covid-19 vaccine as booster shots among fully vaccinated...
(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG), with support from the World Bank (WB), will launch the operations manual for implementing the emergency cash transfer during disasters on Monday, April 18. The unveiling of...
During the observance of Holy Week this year, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed 700 of its volunteers and personnel to man 123 first aid stations and ambulance units. The first aid stations will be strategically put up near places of worship, highways, port areas, bus terminals, tourist...
Vaccination of children in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa PIO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it has already sent a request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to amend the emergency use authorization (EUA) of Covid-19 vaccines to allow the administration of booster shots for children aged 12 to...
Motolite Res-Q app Road safety advocate James Deakin advised motorists to make sure they already have in their mobile phones Motolite’s RES-Q App before they head out on the road, especially on their upcoming long rides, so they can have easy access to roadside emergency assistance. RES-Q is the...
