The country's health frontliners attending to coronavirus patients will continue to receive a special risk allowance from the government. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has signed Administrative Order No. 42 authorizing the continued grant of COVID-19 Special...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the measure that aims to ensure equal opportunities for students with special needs. The Senate, voting 23-0 on Monday, May 31, approved Senate Bill No. 1907 or the proposed law Instituting Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of...
Kai Sotto (SBP Images) Kai Sotto is set to arrive in Manila this Monday night in hopes of joining Gilas Pilipinas in the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers on June 16 to 20 in a bubble setup in Clark, Pampanga. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), led by its president Al Panlilio,...
Special vaccination lanes must be established for the country's health workers, senior citizens and people with comorbidity based on the latest decision of the government's pandemic task force. A Manila resident receives a first shot of the coronavirus vaccine from a health worker at the Manila...
From 15 to 25 percent of the monthly basic salary previously to 25 percent of the monthly basic salary of the personnel, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the eligible teachers and school heads of the agency may look forward to higher Special Hardship Allowance (SHA). (Photo from DepEd)...
An 18-year-old man with special needs was shot dead allegedly by a police officer in a raid at an illegal tupada or cockfighting site in Valenzuela City. Mayor Rex Gatchalian on Monday identified the victim as Edwin Arnigo, a person with autism. Citing initial information from Valenzuela City...
Members of the Senate approved on third and final reading Monday, May 17, a bill that would make April 28 of every year a special working holiday in the province of Aurora, to commemorate the death anniversary of Aurora Antonia Aragon-Quezon, the Philippines' first official first lady. Twenty-two...
The Philippines on Monday welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s “strong support for the positive and constructive role” played by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in facilitating a peaceful solution to end the violence in Myanmar. United Nations (UN.org) In a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a measure urging the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of the government’s spending for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response under the two laws Congress passed to combat the negative impact of the pandemic. In filing Senate Resolution...
Contecon Guayaquil S.A. (CGSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s subsidiary in Ecuador, welcomed the creation of a special economic zone at the country’s main seaport to boost foreign trade. This week, CGSA, together with national government and port authority...
About 70 percent of Philippine fishing grounds are currently overfished. If this continues, future generations won’t have fish to eat. Limiting our catch is one way to preserve marine biodiversity and to save the livelihood of almost two million Filipino fisherfolk. If everyone collects...
Since former actress and now mom-of-two Bangs Garcia migrated to the United Kingdom, she has been trying her best to fly back to visit her family especially her brother who is two years younger than her. What's so special about their bond is that Bangs is a doting big sister to her brother Ayi....
