An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official declared on Thursday, August 26, that the inability to immediately isolate confirmed coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infected individuals has led to the increased number of infection cases in the country. In a...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explained on Tuesday, Aug. 24 why certain local government units (LGUs) in the country have a larger stock of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) than others. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This uneven vaccine distribution can be gleaned from the...
The proposed budget increase for the government’s anti-communist task force, previously criticized for engaging in red-tagging and harassment of government critics, will be used for poverty alleviation and development projects, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, August 24....
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Hong Kong (HK) need only to present Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ)-issued vaccination certificates to gain entry to the Chinese special administrative region. (Photo by Jamie Street/ Unsplash) According to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary...
The head of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) emphasized Friday, August 20, that it would be the best option for local government units (LGUs) to rely on the guidance of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 and Department of Health (DOH) in purchasing their supply of...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, August 17, that a total of 15,687 private and public establishments in the country have been awarded a Safety Seal certification by the local government units after having complied with the minimum public health standards...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged on Tuesday, August 17, local government units (LGUs) to support the “Balik Eskwela 2021’’ program to ensure the efficient kick-off for the coming school year amid the challenges posed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019)...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic Remulla appealed anew to the Department of Health (DOH) to send more vaccines to Region 4-A local government units (LGU) amid the surging pandemic. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (August 17), Remulla attached a graphic illustration showing the disparity between the total...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, August 16 pressed for a faster completion of a centralized database of fully vaccinated individuals saying the issue of a lack of a unified vaccination card is something that should have been addressed by the government before. Gatchalian lamented there are...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos has urged the national government to fix the membership comprising the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and create a real “task force” that would streamline the functions of the state’s COVID-19 pandemic...
Local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila that have finished inoculating their target population from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) should accept and accommodate unvaccinated individuals from other LGUs in the metropolis. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (2nd from left, standing) oversees the...
The Duterte administration should stop undermining the autonomy of local government units (LGUs) and proceed to rationalize the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to expedite the country’s full recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Risa Hontiveros made the call as she slammed...
