The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has appealed anew for cash assistance and production subsidy for farmers and fishers affected by recent typhoons and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Various groups hold a protest outside Congress on Monday, May 17, to press for the legislation granting...
The country remains ill-prepared to vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19 as it falls on its target to vaccinate 120,000 people a day to achieve herd immunity by the end of this year, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 16. Citing a herd immunity tracker on Twitter, Robredo said that...
Vice President Leni Robredo does not see the need to defend herself from President Duterte’s remarks that the opposition is not doing anything for the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Speaking on her Sunday radio show with radioman Ely Saludar,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing the passage of a bill that seeks to provide cash assistance to pregnant workers in the informal sector. In filing Senate Bill No. 2175 or the proposed Maternity Benefit for Women in the Informal Economy Act of 2021, Hontiveros said it is necessary to help pregnant...
Every vocation in priesthood begins in answering the call of God. Aside from fulfilling the religious life, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Lieutenant Commander Francis Ariel Sualog has also answered the call of the uniformed service. Despite his purpose in fulfilling the Word of God, Sualog still...
Vice President Leni Robredo needed to move her residency from her hometown of Naga City to the nearby Barangay Carangcang in Magarao, Camarines Sur not because of her political plans, but because of the properties left to them by her parents. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo) When her mother, Salvacion...
In a bid to stress to the public the importance of following health protocols, the government's pandemic task force is set to distribute modules to different barangays in the country, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Nograles made...
Cabinet Secretary Nograles said there should not be any premium offers for reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in private laboratories because this allows individuals to jump the line. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the government is doing its best to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic but pointed out that the country's success lies in the people's compliance with health protocols. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The United States and other world powers as well as the United Nations have called for “de-escalation” of deadly confrontation between the Israeli military and Palestinian forces in a bid to avoid a “full-scale war” between the two...
Two senators on Saturday, May 15, called on the government to speed up the rollout of its vaccination program after officials disclosed that millions of COVID-19 vaccines are nearing expiry. "Bilisan na natin ang ating vaccine rollout. Huwag na sana tayo umabot sa punto na mae-expire ito...Dapat...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that no Filipino overseas died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, May 15. Department of Foreign Affairs logo (DFA) The total number of COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad is still at 1,162. According to the DFA, the number of...
