Malacañang assured health care workers that their other benefits mandated by law will be given to them but noted that the issue with their special risk allowance (SRA) was already a case closed. Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPEs) from different public and private hospitals...
Malacañang reiterated that there is no corruption involved in how the government manages the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying the Senate has proven nothing yet. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
In an attempt to justify the current government's purchase of personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth P1,700 each, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked opposition Senator Franklin Drilon to explain the purchase of his allies in the previous administration of PPEs worth at least P3,000 each....
The travel restrictions being imposed on passengers coming from 10 countries that began as a precautionary measure against the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been extended up to Sept. 5, 2021. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) In a...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has affirmed that President Duterte's decision to allow casino operations on the world-famous Boracay island in Aklan was indeed caused by the government’s need for additional funds. (Photo by Kaysha/ Unsplash) "The President has given his go-signal allowing...
The cash aid (ayuda) distribution in Metro Manila is now around 90 percent complete three days ahead of the deadline set by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño said this month's cash aid distribution is faster than the...
The National Capital Region, Bataan, and Laguna will remain under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from September 1 to 7, 2021, with the same additional restrictions, Malacañang announced. File photo (Mark Balmores) In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the...
The Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) has gained the approval of the government's pandemic task force on its request to reopen off-track betting (OTB) stations in Metro Manila for the duration of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (Photo from Philracom) This was learned...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the adoption of the promotion to use the OneHealthPass platform--a tool that aims to ensure the seamless movement of international travelers arriving in the country. The OneHealthPass online platform. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
Huge allocations of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine--enough to inoculate 10 million people--will be sent to the provinces of Region IV-A or Calabarzon in the last four months of the year. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque speaks during a virtual press briefing on Aug. 26, 2021...
The Philippines is "on its way" to conducting pilot face-to-face classes in schools within areas with low number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, including locations under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson...
Malacañang was confident that the government has been able to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic quite well, and will continue to do so despite President Duterte's plan to run as vice president in the 2022 elections. People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for...
