Amid criticisms, a health expert, on Friday, April 1, reiterated that the national government has implemented and followed a “very intricate plan” against the Covid-19 pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted”...
75258 PCG taking delivery of P7-B multi-response vessels By EMMIE V. ABADILLA The Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) recently took delivery of the first of two P7 billion worth, 97-meter, multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) to modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) fleet. The BRP Teresa...
Like insurgency, terrorism, and maritime disputes, the national government should address environmental challenges with the same intensity as solving security issues to ease its worsening impact on the lives of the Filipinos, a think tank has disclosed. (File photo) Stratbase ADR Institute...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, March 23, welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc for allowing the resumption of some of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) Covid-19 response initiatives. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) “We thank the...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) has agreed to help Quezon City in improving the local government’s pandemic response efforts. In a statement, IFC said on Wednesday, March 23, that it will provide advisory services to the Philippines’ biggest city to “future proof” its vaccination...
Six former secretaries of the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, March 20, vouched for Vice President Leni Robredo’s capability and good health agenda to lead the country through the Covid-19 pandemic should she win the presidency. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, the...
Vice President Leni Robredo once more impressed netizens with her concrete, detailed, and data-backed plans for the Philippines should she win as president in the upcoming May polls. Vice President Leni Robredo attends the Comelec’s presidential debate on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (VPLR Media...
The officers and crew of the newly-acquired Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV-9701) of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have conducted a successful sea trial at the vicinity waters off Bataan as part of the final acceptance procedure. Commander Anthony Cueva, of the PCG and Engineer Enrico Ferrer of...
Close to 50,000 Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERTs) will be feted with awards by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their efficient coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response efforts. Department of the Interior and Local Government The DILG will cite the...
The next elected Philippine president will pay the loans secured by the Duterte administration for the country’s pandemic response, the government’s chief economic manager said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “Looking realistically our situation, we have to pay for COVID. I mean, we cannot just have...
Local government units (LGUs) COVID-19 response amounted to P118.9 billion as of end June last year, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported on Sunday, Feb. 19. According to the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), an attached agency of the DOF, of the combined spending of LGUs on COVID-19...
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Friday, Feb. 18 that the One COVID-19 Allowance (OCA) will lessen the chance of the delay in the releasing of the allowances for healthcare workers. Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPEs) from different public and private...
