Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Rep. Ralph Recto placed Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on the spot as he called on the newly appointed chief to include in her reforms the scrapping of the controversial procurement service of her department.
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will recommend to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) the scrapping of mandatory use of face shields in the National Capital Region following mutual agreement among Metro mayors.
MMDA Chairman...
Informal waste sector (IWS) workers from Metro Manila are pleading for cash aid or "ayuda" from the national government during the upcoming two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 6 to 20.
E-waste dismantlers in Camarin, Caloocan City (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition)
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Senator Joel Villanueva lamented on Wednesday, July 14, the continued refusal of China to recognize the 2016 arbitral ruling that affirmed the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jin Ping (Malacañang File Photo/PCOO)
"It is...
Fully vaccinated people should no longer be required to undergo a swab test before traveling to tourist destinations in the country, according to a Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion.
Members of the Armed Force of the Philippines line up for COVID-19 testing at the...
President Duterte's recent statements that China is already in possession of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and that the arbitral award in 2016 was a "mere scrap of paper" showed that he is siding with China, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 9.
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