This is not yet the time to further ease quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases remain high, a public health expert said Saturday, May 29. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Dr. Anthony Leachon has suggested that the government...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has logged its 65th fatality from the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with the death of a police officer assigned in Metro Manila, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar revealed Friday, May 28. (File photo courtesy of PNP) PNP Chief Eleazar said the fatality was a...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received P68 million worth of medical supplies and equipment from the Australian government on Thursday at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City to bolster the military's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. (Photo courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reiterated Friday, May 28, that punong barangays (PBs) or barangay captains play a major part in preventing mass gathering activities amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo courtesy of DILG)...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has put up food banks in the coastal areas of Bataan, Manila, and Iloilo to keep alive the spirit of giving through the community pantry amid the lingering threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. At least 40 fishermen were given assistance by the PCG...
The Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) has expressed full support for President Duterte's arrest order against barangay chairpersons who will fail to prevent or act appropriately on mass gathering activities in their respective jurisdictions. (Logo courtesy of Liga ng mga Barangay) However, LnB national...
Thanks to digital transformation, social communication has enabled and facilitated meaningful engagement between the governors and the governed. This was demonstrated earlier this week in the interaction between the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and college students. In a...
SURVIVOR’S TALE (John Carlo Perez is a registered social worker by profession. He is also a college professor in various academic institutions in NCR and in Luzon. At present he is also a full-time staff of the San Pedro Calungsod Chapel, SM Aura Premier, under the Catholic Diocese of Pasig.)...
While turning away from their former lives was not easy, three former rebels in Agusan del Norte took the risk so they could find more opportunities to improve their lives. According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the lives of former rebels, Ernie, Jerry and Sheena (not...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, May 27, related to show business the mistake of President Duterte's spokesperson of attributing to Vice President Leni Robredo the call for a joint informercial on COVID-19 vaccines. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020....
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the Senate to look into the working conditions of the so-called “gig economy” or workers taking on temporary or part-time employment. In filing Senate Resolution No. 732, Hontiveros said the Senate should look into and address reports of unfair working...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is asking the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the possibility of using the ASEAN Response Fund to help the Palestinians address the reported spread of coronavirus cases in Gaza. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang)...
