Bongbong Marcos vows support to Filipino inventors, pushes for solar panels to address power woes

Daphne Galvez 02/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday vowed to support Filipino inventors so that they can prove that Filipinos are “as talented and inventive as other races.” Marcos said local inventors should be…

DOH: Face masks may go by end-2022 if COVID-19 becomes endemic

Daphne Galvez 02/17/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The use of face masks may hopefully be gone by the end of this year, according to the Department of Health (DOH), if coronavirus cases in the country become “manageable” and  COVID-19 “reach that…

Face mask rule in open spaces may be scratched by 4th quarter of 2022 — gov’t adviser

Daphne Galvez 02/16/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Face masks may no longer be required when in open spaces by the last quarter of 2022 if the government manages to fully vaccinate 90 million Filipinos by then, a government medical adviser said…

FDA seeks banning ‘sari-sari’ stores from selling medicines

Daphne Galvez 02/15/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to ask local governments to prohibit variety (sari-sari) stores from selling medicines to prevent the sale of fake ones. FDA Deputy General Oscar Gutierrez mentioned the idea to President…

Pagasa: Slightly hot weather to prevail over most of PH

Daphne Galvez 02/10/2022

  MANILA, Philippines — Weather will be a little hot in many areas across the country, including Metro Manila, this Thursday, February 10, 2022, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. This is because…

If elected president, Bongbong Marcos says he won’t make his SALN public

Daphne Galvez 01/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Should he win in the May 2022 polls, presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday he will not make his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) public, especially…

DTI, DOH set purchase cap for paracetamol and other medicines

Daphne Galvez 01/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Health (DOH) have set a purchase limit for paracetamol and other drugs amid reports of shortage of medicines along with the rise of…

Gov’t eyes to start vaccinating kids aged 0 to 4 in second quarter of year

Daphne Galvez 01/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The national government is aiming to start vaccinating children aged zero to four years against COVID-19 this year, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the country’s vaccine manager, said in a taped briefing with President Rodrigo…

PhilHealth urged to include RT PCR testing in COVID-19 home care package

Daphne Galvez 01/10/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The national government is asking the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to include RT -PCR testing in its COVID-19 coverage for individuals isolating at home. “We are pushing PhilHealth to increase the packages for…

DepEd: P3.37B needed to reconstruct, repair 2,402 Odette-damaged schools

Daphne Galvez 12/28/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Some P3.37 billion is needed to rebuild and repair 2,402 schools damaged by Typhoon Odette, which ravaged several provinces in Visayas and Mindanao, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said Tuesday, December 28, 2021. In a…

24 airports damaged by Odette will be commercially operational by Dec. 28 – Tugade

Daphne Galvez 12/28/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 24 airports in the country sustained minor, major, and critical damage due to Typhoon Odette, which pummeled several provinces of the Visayas and the northern portions of Mindanao and Palawan, Transport…

Gov’t plans to open COVID-19 vaccination for 5- to 11-yr-olds by January 2022

Daphne Galvez 11/29/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The national government is aiming to start COVID-19 vaccination of minors five to 11 years old by January 2022, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday. This, provided that the Food and Drug Administration…

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