State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is granting emergency loan to members and pensioners in six regions in the country that bore the brunt of Typhoon Odette. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager said Friday, Jan. 14, that active members...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) will request for an additional budget from the Office of the President (OP) to provide emergency shelter assistance (ESA) for families affected by typhoon “Odette” last month. Aftermath of typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands...
FDA US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has expressed intention to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Paxlovid, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. “Mayroon pong intensiyon ang Pfizer na magrehistro po ng produkto nila under...
Residents of Manila who want to have their children, aged five to 11, to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can now pre-register them through Manila’s online vaccine registration facility, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Friday, Dec. 24. During a...
To ensure that the emergency communications are open in Central Visayas, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has tapped the assistance of the Federation of Volunteers thru Radio Communication (FVRC). 55309 The accredited group of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)...
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has advised local government units to deal seriously with prank and drop callers that pester their respective 911 emergency hotlines. Sen. Panfilo Lacson on stage The former Philippine National Police chief underscored the...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno has called on the government to give priority to Typhoon “Odette” victims by relaxing the documentary requirements to hasten their claims for benefits and financial assistance from concerned agencies. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno “We ask the government to be...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has activated the “Nonoy Espina Emergency Fund for Media Workers” to assist media workers in areas affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette (international name: “Rai”). (NUJP Facebook Page) The Nonoy Espina Emergency Fund for...
Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinovac vaccines are expected to be administered to children ages four to 11 as part of the pediatric vaccination program before the end of 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday, Nov. 23. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "I would think before the end of the...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano thanked the Pitmaster Foundation for its ambulance donation to the city made on Nov. 10. Rubiano said the ambulance is fully equipped with medical supplies and accessories. She said the ambulance will be a big help to the city government’s health, rescue and...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is expecting that vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech will submit this November their application to authorize emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) "Ang aking expectation is probably within this...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and Bayan Muna Chairman Neri Colmenares on Wednesday, Oct. 6 sought an immediate investigation into the alleged “hijacking” of emergency alerts frequency which was used for a campaign message for the presidential bid of...
