Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday, March 8 said he supports calls for President Duterte to call Congress to a special session and declare a State of Economic Emergency. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Recto, the resident economist at the 24-member Senate, said the special session...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday, March 8 said it is incumbent upon him to convene the Senate if President Duterte calls for a special session in connection with the runaway fuel prices. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) ‘’Its part of our work,’’ said Sotto who, along with...
House Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee co-chairperson Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said Monday, March 7 that it's President Duterte’s "moral obligation" to give Filipino consumers relief from the unabated fuel price hikes. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) As such, the outspoken economist-solon...
Close to 50,000 Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERTs) will be feted with awards by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their efficient coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response efforts. Department of the Interior and Local Government The DILG will cite the...
BUTUAN CITY – A total of 7,030 victims of typhoon Odette in the province of Surigao del Norte have benefited from the emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD). Each worker...
Cisco Philippines, with the support of business partners Ardent, Azimuth, and volunteer rescue group Team Patola deployed the Cisco Konektado Strategic Emergency Response Vehicle (SERV) at the start of the year to Bohol and Cebu after these areas were devastated by Typhoon Odette. The Konektado...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday, Feb. 9 that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Molnupiravir of Lloyd Laboratories Inc. may be marketed by the firm at P50 to P75 per capsule. Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) During a Laging Handa press briefing,...
The Mandaluyong City local government distributed Mommy and Emergency Go-Bags to its residents and city employees on Monday, Feb. 7. (Photo from Mayor Menchie Abalos' Facebook) During its weekly Monday assembly, Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos, together with the Chairman of the Committee on...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese aircraft and boats were searching Tuesday for two crew from a fighter jet that is believed to have crashed after taking off a day earlier, a government spokesman said. Photo shows F-15 fighters at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 2011....
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged the faithful to take part in addressing the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the climate emergency being experienced worldwide. In its Pastoral Statement on Ecology released after the bishops' 123rd Plenary...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is granting emergency loan to members and pensioners in six regions in the country that bore the brunt of Typhoon Odette. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager said Friday, Jan. 14, that active members...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) will request for an additional budget from the Office of the President (OP) to provide emergency shelter assistance (ESA) for families affected by typhoon “Odette” last month. Aftermath of typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands...
