Duterte orders first round of Covid-19 vaccination by first week of March

Christia Marie Ramos 02/28/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the first round of vaccinations to begin in the first week of March, his long-time aide disclosed. Further details on the rollout will be provided in due course by…

Sinovac vaccine OK for health workers not treating Covid-19 patients – FDA

Christia Marie Ramos 02/23/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Health workers who are not treating patients afflicted with Covid-19 can be inoculated with China’s Sinovac vaccine, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA Director-General Eric Domingo issued this clarification through Sen.…

Marcos warns increasing pork imports may ‘slaughter’ local hog raisers

Christia Marie Ramos 01/31/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday, January 31, 2021, warned that raising pork importation could push Filipino producers out of business as she called on the government to prevent importers from taking over the local…

Go digital, boost PH economy amid pandemic, MSMEs urged

Christia Marie Ramos 01/31/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday urged more businesses to go digital in order to remain competitive under the new normal and to boost the country’s economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “We want to see…

Senate approves pop-up bike lanes bill on 2nd reading

Christia Marie Ramos 01/26/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Monday approved on second reading a proposed law that aims to establish a network of pop-up bicycle lanes and safe emergency pathways for the use of non-motorized vehicles. During the plenary…

Solon seeks P1M daily fine vs telcos that miss internet speed targets

Christia Marie Ramos 12/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Makati City Rep. Luis Campos is pushing for the passage of a bill that will impose a P1-million daily fine, or as much as P365 million per year, on telecommunication companies that will fail…

3.8M workers, over 550K OFWs displaced by COVID-19 pandemic

Christia Marie Ramos 12/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Around 3.8 million local workers and over 550,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have so far been displaced by the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Thursday. During a year-end press…

Gov’t warns public vs false info after ‘fake news’ on holiday ‘lockdown’ circulates online

Christia Marie Ramos 12/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Government officials on Sunday warned the public against false information from unverified sources after various posts on social media claimed that a nationwide lockdown will be imposed during the holidays. National Task Force on…

PH logs 1,768 more COVID-19 cases; over 9,000 recoveries

Christia Marie Ramos 12/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, December 6, 2020, reported 1,768 additional cases of COVID-19, pushing the country’s caseload to 439,834. In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the DOH also reported 9,062 more…

DepEd data: Damage to learning materials from typhoons hit P567M

Christia Marie Ramos 11/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Damage wrought by recent typhoons to learning materials amounted to over P560 million, according to data from the Department of Education (DepEd). During a Senate hearing on Friday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian showed figures DepEd…

Typhoon Quinta makes 5th landfall in Mindoro, more areas under Signal No. 3

Christia Marie Ramos 10/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 was raised in more areas as Typhoon Quinta made its fifth landfall over Pola, Oriental Mindoro early Monday, October 26, 2020. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical…

Singapore requires travelers from PH to present negative COVID-19 test

Christia Marie Ramos 10/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — After 11 more Filipinos tested positive for COVID-19 in Singapore, travelers coming from the Philippines will be required to present a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test before they can be allowed entry to Singapore starting…

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