A total of 144,131 minors, aged 15 to 17, are targeted for immunization under the two-phase Pediatric Vaccination Pilot in Metro Manila with those with comorbidities being prioritized, said Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya on Monday, Oct. 18. The...
The government is expecting P492.4 billion worth of investments if the oil and gas service contracts (SCs) to be awarded under the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) designed by the Duterte administration will eventually reach commercial development and production phases....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has embarked on an aggressive information drive in order to convince more coronavirus disease (COVD-19) vaccien doubters to get the jab. Dubbed as Dagyaw 2021 Open Government Town Hall Meeting, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said it...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said that its enhanced pension loan program (PLP) declined by double digits in the first eight months of the year due to lower number of pensioner-borrowers. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive...
More than 283,000 people in Muntinlupa are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As of Oct. 14, according to the Muntinlupa City Health Office, a total of 283,445 individuals have received their full dose of the vaccine consisting of 279,839 inoculated by the city...
The Embassy of Japan in the Philippines is opening a year-long academic program for aspiring Filipino leaders. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines) The embassy announced Thursday, Oct. 14, that application for the 2022 Young Leaders’ Program (YLP) is now open. It is a...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained Thursday, Oct. 14, that all funds given to financial service providers tapped for the digital distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid were “all accounted for.” (DSWD) DSWD Assistant Secretary Glenda Relova...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, Oct. 14 urged the government to reactivate the government’s fuel subsidy program, Pantawid Pasada Program, to provide relief to the public transport sector that would be affected by the recent oil price increases. Gatchalian said it is important to shield...
Taguig City has fully inoculated more than 592,000 individuals and administered a total of 1.22 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. According to an update by TRACE Taguig, as of Oct. 12, 592,387 individuals in Taguig are now fully vaccinated. Vaccination in Taguig (Screenshot from Taguig City...
Some senators on Wednesday suggested that local government units (LGUs) should take the lead in feeding programs administered by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and other government agencies. During the Senate finance subcommittee’s hearing on the budget of Department of Health (DOH) and its...
(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged parents to get their children immunized against various vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and polio. The DOH urged parents to coordinate with their respective local health centers for the schedule of the immunization activities....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has teamed up with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to launch an alternative livelihood program for displaced transport workers amid the pandemic. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives inside his jeepney with his family after the lockdown...
