DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is pushing for a proposed measure that will allow the government to continue different protocols under the State of Calamity, in case such a declaration will be lifted—amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, the country is under a State of Calamity due to...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, disclosed that several Filipino fishermen are still enduring the destruction that tropical cyclone Paeng left. Paeng, the country’s 16th tropical cyclone in 2022 and the fourth in the month of...
Automatic price freeze on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) took effect in areas declared under state of calamity following the onslaught of typhoon Paeng, the Department of Trade and Industry said. “The DTI is closely coordinating with the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) on the...
After typhoon "Paeng" ravaged the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman reckoned that it was important to study the devastation wrought by the storm as well as the ways it could be avoided in the future. Barangay Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat,...
A lawmaker from Bulacan has requested immediate assistance from the government for her constituency devastated by Super Typhoon Karding. An aerial shot of Brgy. Salangan, San Miguel, Bulacan still submerged in flood after the onslaught of Super Typhoon Karding, September 26, 2022. (Mark Balmores /...
The Social Security System (SSS) announced that it is now accepting applications for the Calamity Assistance Package from earthquake-stricken members and pensioners in Abra and Mountain Province. (SSS Main Office / File Photo) The application for the package, which consists of Calamity Loan...
Members and pensioners affected by the July 27 magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon earthquake may now avail of the Calamity Assistance Package, state-run Social Security System (SSS) announced. The Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) for members and three-month advance pension for retirees may be...
Members and pensioners of the Social Security System (SSS) affected by the recent earthquake that struck Abra and nearby areas may now avail of the calamity assistance package. In a statement on Thursday, Aug. 18, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said that members and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not keen on lifting the state of public health emergency in the Philippines due to Covid-19 until the end of the year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) In an interview with reporters in Manila on Wednesday,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) is recommending to amend the Covid-19 Vaccination Law if the Marcos administration will not extend the period of state of calamity due to the pandemic. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they already presented this recommendation to President...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is waiting for the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) if there is a need to extend the existing State of Calamity in the entire country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Department...
THE African Swine Fever quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Licomo, Zamboanga City. (City Government of Zamboanga FB) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe here is seeking the declaration of a state of calamity due to the African Swine Fever outbreak plaguing several barangays in this city....
