The Parañaque City government has announced that its drive-thru vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino is temporarily not accepting first dose vaccination and will only deploy second vaccine doses. The advisory was posted on the official Facebook page of Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Sunday (September 12)....
Editorial It was more than a year ago since the Duterte Administration pronounced for the first time that it wants to gain more out of the mining industry, something that was highly improbable then, until Executive Order (EO) 130 was issued six months ago. It turns out that the government is...
Mayor Joy Belmonte urged on Friday the national government to include children 17 years old and below in the vaccination program against COVID-19 amid the rise in the number of infections among minors. Belmonte made the call after vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. told the House of Representatives on...
Malacañang believes that the new coronavirus (COVID-19) alert levels systems scheme to be implemented in Metro Manila will work but its success will depend on the local government units (LGUs) that will implement the granular lockdowns. file photo: Ali Vicoy Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar ordered the city’s Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) to be on 24-hour standby for possible evacuation of residents who will be affected by flooding brought by tropical depression “Jolina”. According to Alejandro dela Merced, DRRMO...
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Sept. 8 said he remains steadfast in his advocacy to see his housing dream for nearly 10 million informal settlers and families come to fruition. In a virtual press conference, Pacquiao, who has yet to announce his plans for the May 2022 national elections, said...
Research fellows from the OCTA Research on Monday, September 6, explained that the decision for implementing lockdowns in different parts of the country is the responsibility of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the local government units (LGUs) and not with the group. OCTA RESEARCH OCTA...
President Duterte’s chief economic manager bucked the legislative proposals seeking to set a statutory debt limit and create the government’s committee in charge of fiscal discipline. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez During the House ways and means committee hearing on Monday, Sept.6,...
House Deputy Minority leader Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, September 4, scored the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for still having more than P4.1 billion worth of funds “parked” at the Philippine International Trading...
Government loans from local and foreign banks increased by more than double in July this year. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the Duterte administration’s gross borrowings jumped 150 percent last July to P337.36 billion from P134.53 billion in the same month last year. According...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Saturday announced that the construction of the Government Strategic Communications Academy (GSCA) will finally begin this month. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (PCOO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Andanar said that the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the government to start preparing local government units (LGUs) for the proper rollout of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to minors. Gatchalian made the call following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of Moderna vaccines for the...
