Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, renewed his call for the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to ensure the timely release of necessary allowances for the country’s healthcare workers, in accordance...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, September 28 urged lawmakers to refrain from approving a measure if there is no specific source of funds. Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda (Senate PRIB Photo) Legarda made the call after learning from...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Economist-solon Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has filed a bill that would allow the President to declare a "National Rice Emergency" for a maximum period of six...
DAVAO CITY – Business leaders expect a surge of business investments in Mindanao following the lifting of Proclamation 55 issued by then President Rodrigo R. Duterte that put the entire island under a “state of national emergency on account of lawless violence.” Mindanao Development Authority...
This aerial photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows fishing boats taking shelter at a port in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province.  (Xinhua) BEIJING, China -- China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Wednesday raised its emergency response for typhoons and flooding...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said on Tuesday, July 25, that the department is "very happy" with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address on Monday. "The rest of the Department of Health is very happy because I've been listening to SONA since I...
Covid health emergency allowance and other pending benefits intended for health workers during the pandemic will be released. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the commitment during his second State of the Nation...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, July 23 urged Filipinos to remain vigilant against the threat of the Covid-19 despite the lifting of the state of public health emergency in the Philippines. On Saturday, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced the lifting of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked health workers for their sacrifices and common Filipinos for their discipline following Malacañang's lifting of the country’s Covid-19 public health emergency status. He did so during an interview in...
The validity of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Covid-19 vaccines will be extended for one year, even after the president has already lifted the state of public health emergency throughout the country. "In accordance with the Executive Order (EO) in question, it is hereby conveyed that...
The mandatory wearing of face masks in public transportation and other settings has now ended from a "technical standpoint" after the president lifted the state of public health emergency throughout the country, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said on Saturday evening,...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Saturday, July 22, welcomed the lifting of the State of Public Health Emergency in the country, and said that there was a “bright side” to the pandemic. Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo/Facebook) The prominent businessman lauded the public and private...
