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One hundred kits containing laptop computers, tablets, and pocket wifi amounting to over P10 million were donated by the United States to schools in several provinces in the country.

What comes after the election is trash, literally. In an Opinion piece by the Manila Bulletin, it is reported that 59,846 tons of solid waste per day were generated around the country, according to the DENR-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). That’s prior to the 2022 election’s campaign period. And with the myriad of campaign materials used in different parts of the country, it is likely that more waste will be collected this time.

The Department of Health (DOH) said that the country’s Covid-19 vaccine wastage has been minimal so far— at less than two percent.

The Philippines is still finalizing some arrangements after it pledged to donate Covid-19 vaccines to Myanmar and Papua New Guinea, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said.

The country will receive from Bahrain an additional 240,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, 40,000 doses of which are Pfizer’s pediatric vaccines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has received P3.95 million worth of financial assistance, ambulance bikes, Covid-19 vaccines and other equipment from the MVP Group of Companies in a ceremony held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Monday, April 4.

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, April 5, said the Philippines will be donating Covid-19 vaccines to Myanmar and Papua New Guinea soon.

The Philippines has received 200 tons of rice from the Vietnamese government for the communities hard-hit by Typhoon Odette late last year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Below is a clear photo of the handwriten letter that fish vendor Clemencia “Inday” Garcia personally gave to UniTeam presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos–along with a humble campaign contribution–during the latter’s sorties in Navotas City last Sunday, March 20.

BAGUIO CITY – Due to the ample supply of Covid-19 vaccines coupled with its high vaccination rate, the city government has decided to donate around 100,000 vaccines to other Local Government Units (LGU) in need.

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States has given more than 500 million coronavirus vaccines to other countries since the jabs were developed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday in a statement obtained by AFP.

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 60 units of patient transport vehicles (PTVs) were turned over to several local government units (LGUs) in Cebu on Friday, March 4.

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) received more than P200,000 donation from Canon Marketing Philippines Inc. (CMPI) to support its humanitarian operations.

The Canadian government has pledged to provide the Philippines more than P80 million of humanitarian assistance to support the communities hard-hit by typhoon Odette.

Cebu-themed A330neo and branded cabin experience on display at the trade event, and updates on Typhoon Odette disaster relief.

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said it received over P2 million monetary donation from Nestle Philippines to support its efforts in helping the victims of Typhoon Odette.

Pitmaster Foundation continues its initiative to help COVID-19 patients by donating P20-Million worth of homecare kits that will benefit 17 local government units in the National Capital Region.