Senate President Vicente Sotto III has urged authorities to rethink their approach in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly in relying on vaccines to shield the population from the virus. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate PRIB) Sotto believed the government should "change its...
PARIS, France -- Global warming is already affecting people's health so much that emergency action on climate change cannot be put on hold while the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, medical journals across the globe warned on Monday. Better air quality alone will benefit health so much that...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday, Sept. 4 urged lawmakers to expedite the passage of the bill that would encourage the entry of more investments in Central Luzon. Gordon is referring to Senate Bill No. 1549 or the Regional Investment and Infrastructure Coordinating Hub (RICH) of Central Luzon which...
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...
Government programs that sought to address the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ‘contributed greatly to the net increase” of P472.572 billion in the country’s external debt in 2020, the Commission on Audit (COA) has revealed. COVID 19 tests In its 2020 Consolidated Audit Report on...
Clearly, the world wasn’t ready for COVID-19. The pandemic exposed how insecure global food supply chains are. With the emerging threats of the health crisis to the economy, it is crucial to prepare for a probable crop pandemic that the agriculture sector may encounter anytime in the...
Vice President Leni Robredo admitted that her frustration over the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response led her to want to ask the administration for a "blanket authority" to lead the campaign against the pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo made the statement...
The officials of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) came to the defense of Senator Richard Gordon following President Duterte’s accusations against the lawmaker. Philippine Red Cross Gordon stands as the chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the humanitarian organization which has been one of...
President Duterte said that his government will answer the accusations on how they handled the coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts amid questions about how the funds were spent. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement amid the Senate's probe on the purchase of allegedly...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque believes that the controversial former Procurement Service (PS) executive director Christopher Lloyd Lao is still in the Philippines Former PS-DBM executive director Christopher Lloyd Lao (Screenshot from Senate YouTube video) Roque was asked about the former...
Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to look into the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) inability to properly disburse the funds allocated to it under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2, as well as other delays in the implementation of its major projects. De Lima, in...
Face shields might remain a requirement for Filipinos, at least in the foreseeable future. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says the use of face shields is based on experts' opinion. (Photos from Facebook/ MMDA) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said during a virtual press briefing...
