The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said Tuesday, Jan. 4, that it will temporarily close its outpatient services (OPS) amid the rise in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Metro Manila. (MB FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, NKTI said it will be closing its OPS on...
PayMaya pays it forward to the frontlines of the National Center for Mental Health Digital financial services leader PayMaya recently paid it forward to the frontlines of the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH). The company distributed 100 food baskets to the NCMH Crisis Hotline responders and...
The government rejected all bids for long-term debt papers as investors sought a higher yield. At the Bureau of the Treasury’s auction on Tuesday, Jan. 4, investors had sought a return of 4.814 percent for the reissued seven-year Treasury bonds, higher than the previous yield of 4.468 percent...
One of the priests of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Makati has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Photo National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe FB The Shrine revealed this in a Facebook post on Monday, Jan. 3. Due to this, the Shrine announced that it will be...
Short-term benchmark interest rates dipped as investors anticipated slower inflation following the implementation of fuel price rollbacks in December, the Bureau of the Treasury said on Monday, Jan. 3. The yield on three-month papers, which banks use in pricing their loans, eased to 1.075 percent...
Re-electionist Senator Leila de Lima on Monday said she hopes that the budget increase for the local government units (LGUs) in the 2022 national budget would empower them in their respective areas of jurisdiction. De Lima said the start of the implementation of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas...
The National Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus in Manila will temporarily be closed to the public until January 14. Photo National Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus FB The Shrine announced the temporary closure after a priest and three of its personnel tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he hopes that development projects being pushed by lawmakers would undergo at least proper planning and consultation with local authorities as well as implementing agencies starting next year and beyond. Lacson said the country cannot...
The 2022 P5.024-trillion national budget will be critical in implementing the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response, and in ensuring the country’s economic recovery. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, chairman of the Senate Health Committee, issued this statement after...
The National Capital Region (NCR) will be under stricter measures starting the year 2022 after the government's pandemic task force decided to place the region under Alert Level 3 from January 3 to 15 due to the recent spike of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...
Photo from the Batang Pinoy's Facebook page The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) hopes it could resume its grassroots development program next year after being hampered by the pandemic for the last two years. PSC chairman Butch Ramirez said they are looking forward to collaborating again with...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday called on national government agencies to utilize their funds wisely and properly so as to help spur the country’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery. Go said President Duterte’s signing of the P5-trillion General...
