Mayor Isko bares rehab plans for MSMEs affected by COVID-19 pandemic
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso on Thursday bared his plan on how to rehabilitate thousands of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that were affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
View ArticleDOT lists destinations with no testing requirement
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Tourism (DOT) has released a list of destinations that will no longer require the presentation of COVID-19 testing results. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat...
View ArticleDOH says HTAC recommendations on vaccine booster, third shots to be updated
MANILA, Philippines – The recommendation of the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) on the implementation of COVID-19 vaccine boosters and third doses are still interim and will be updated, the...
View ArticleDuterte calls on ASEAN countries to stand with Myanmar amid coup crisis
MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte has called on member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to stand with Myanmar amid its coup crisis. During the 39th ASEAN...
View ArticleHealthcare professionals warn of COVID-19 4th wave
MANILA, Philippines — The Healthcare Professionals Alliance against COVID-19 on Thursday issued a warning of a supposed fourth wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The group said that the...
View ArticleMetro Manila still under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 until Nov. 14 – Palace
MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila will remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 3, Malacañang announced Friday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Metro Manila and 10 other...
View ArticlePhilippines thanks Japan for over 3M donated AstraZeneca shots
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government on Friday expressed its gratitude to Japan for its donation of more than 3 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. In a statement, vaccine czar...
View ArticleCounterfeit face masks, other smuggled goods seized in Cavite warehouse
Up to P600 million worth of counterfeit goods, various food and beverages, and face masks were seized in an operation in Cavite, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. In a statement issued on Thursday,...
View ArticlePresidential, VP aspirants OK with mandatory drug testing
MANILA, Philippines [UPDATE] — Several presidential and vice-presidential aspirants for the 2022 national elections agree on the proposition of mandatory drug testing of candidates. Manila Mayor Isko...
View ArticleProposed suspension of fuel excise tax filed in Lower House
MANILA, Philippines — A bill proposing the suspension of the imposition of excise tax on petroleum products has been filed before the House of Representatives (HOR), Deputy Speaker Cagayan De Oro City...
View Article200K Moderna vaccine doses nearing expiration won’t go to waste — NTF
MANILA, Philippines — The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 assures that the Moderna vaccine doses numbering to around 200,000 that are due to expire in November will not go to waste....
View ArticleLIST: Areas under MECQ, GCQ for the month of November
MANILA, Philippines – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) has approved the risk-level classifications of cities and provinces for the month of...
View ArticleComelec releases resolution on local absentee voting
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday released the resolution on the sectors to be covered by the local absentee voting (LAV) for the May 2022 national and local...
View ArticleComelec releases list of candidates for 2022 NLE
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday released the tentative list of candidates for the 2022 National and Local Elections. In a Twitter post, Comelec spokesperson James...
View ArticleDOT offers free RT-PCR test for local tourists
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) through its Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) on Sunday announced its offering of a free reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)...
View ArticleEastMinCom troops commended for ops vs Ka Oris
The Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) lauded all the combat and support units under the command of LtGen. Greg T. Almerol for their counter-insurgency operations which resulted in the death of top...
View ArticleAFP neutralizes top NPA leader in Mindanao
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday (October 31) applauded the operating troops of the 403rd Brigade under Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division for the successful combat operations...
View ArticlePag-IBIG, Muntinlupa City launch housing project for LGU employees
Pag-IBIG Fund launched another housing project under its Countryside Housing Initiative, this time in partnership with Muntinlupa City, to provide affordable homes to employees of the local government...
View ArticleBello: KSA to pay P4.6B unpaid salaries of OFWs in December
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who were forced to return to the Philippines after they stopped receiving...
View ArticleOver 2 million Pfizer vaccine shots arrive in PH
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has received another batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses, the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 said Monday. In a statement, the NTF said the shipment...
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