Drivers, farmers and other target beneficiaries will just have to wait a little longer before the distribution of fuel subsidies as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday, April 6 the approval of the petition of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with local government units (LGUs), continues its Covid-19 vaccination in various towns as quarantine restrictions continue to ease with areas placed under Alert Level 1. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said it that it has...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III appealed to election candidates to promote the importance of Covid-19 vaccination among their supporters...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed hope that the Congress "can muster political will" to pass a measure that would make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory. The DOH and the National Vaccine Operations Center (NVOC)...
(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and 131 local government units (LGUs) nationwide have agreed to implement the Yakap Bayan Program—a reintegration intervention strategy for the rehabilitated recovering persons who used drugs (RPWUDs). YBP is a holistic intervention...
How about an unemployment insurance program for the benefit for Filipinos who lost their jobs? Jinggoy Estrada That's what UniTeam senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada plans to create via legislation if and when he wins in the upcoming May 9 polls. He specifically said that he would push for an...
The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the different Covid-19 vaccination sites in the country to continue their operations during the Holy Week in order to provide protection to more people against the disease. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in...
The Valenzuela City government announced on Saturday, April 2, that its barangay-based Covid-19 vaccination program will start on Monday, April 4. Residents and non-residents of the city, ages 18 and above, may coordinate to any barangay health stations to get a schedule for their first and second...
CEBU CITY -- At least 33,000 individuals were vaccinated in three “special vaccination days” that the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) conducted in 12 localities in the province of Cebu. An elderly woman is inoculated in one of the vaccination sites in Cebu City.(File photo by Juan...
Two courses on gender and development (GAD) have been added by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to its online learning platform in relation to the celebration of National Women’s Month. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) According to e-TESDA, the courses...
The Social Security System (SSS) has given its pensioners another three months to comply with the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners’ Program (ACOP). In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said on Thursday, March 31, that the compliance deadline for the ACOP...
Even with the heavy criticism it received during its implementation, the controversial "no vax, no ride" was a good move for National Task Force against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa to encourage people to get vaccinated. A police officer checks the vaccination cards of...
