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Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said local producers will not only be given the token “margin of preference” but a “first crack” in government procurements as agencies will be required to source locally available supplies.

The Philippines is moving towards implementing full mandatory disclosure of ESG compliance by all businesses in the country, but emphasized the need to find balance amid social concerns being a developing country.

For Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, chair of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, drug testing should be mandator for showbiz personalities before working on movies, television shows, and other related undertakings.

DAVAO CITY – The City Government of Davao is not lifting the mandatory wearing of facemasks just yet as the threat of Covid-19 remains, a health official said.

The wearing of face masks remain mandatory except in specific instances like eating and during well-ventilated sports and similar activities as ordered by President Duterte, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Friday, June 10.

The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Thursday, June 9, that the wearing of face masks is still mandatory in accordance with rules of the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

Giving incentives and imposing certain restrictions can help encourage more people to get inoculated instead of making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory, said Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion.

To raise the number of people who have received their third dose of Covid-19 shot, the national government is planning to make booster vaccination mandatory and having a booster card as an additional requirement in various establishments.

Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday, January 7 said adult or child vaccinations should not be mandatory.

The Department of Health (DOH) said that Filipino children are not compelled to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). However, it reiterated that the vaccines can provide protection against the viral illness.

Aspiring vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio on Wednesday night, Jan. 19 hit her fellow vice presidential candidate Walden Bello after the latter accused her of teaching the people “to kill” through mandating those 18 years old to serve in the Philippine military.

Vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio will push for mandatory service in the military for those 18 years old should she win in the upcoming elections.

For those who do not relish the thought of using face shields again while out in public, don’t fret.

President Duterte has “advised” Filipinos to use face shields on top of their face masks in order to protect themselves from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

An infectious disease expert said he is in favor of making the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory in the country.

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion supported the proposal to make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory, saying that it’s for “the common good” to have every Filipino vaccinated.

Malacañang is leaving it up to Congress to decide whether or not it will craft a law that would make coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination mandatory in the country.

President Duterte says he’s inclined to approve a proposal to make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory among Filipinos, should the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) come up with one.