Elderly health workers seen as priority for AstraZeneca vaccines — Galvez

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 03/04/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Some health experts are recommending that the arriving COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca be allocated to elderly healthcare workers, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday. “May mga doctor po na nagsasabi, priority natin yung…

PGH director is PH’s first Covid-19 vaccine recipient

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 03/01/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has given its first Covid-19 vaccine to Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Dr. Gerardo “Gap” Legaspi. Legaspi received the vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech on Monday at the PGH. PGH nurse…

Duterte to personally witness arrival of Sinovac vaccines on Feb. 28 — Palace

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 02/26/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will personally witness the arrival of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government on Sunday, Malacañang has confirmed. “It’s in his sched,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque told INQUIRER.net in a…

Emission or inspection clearance still needed for motor vehicle registration—Palace

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 02/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Vehicles would still need either an emission or private motor vehicle inspection clearance prior to registration, Malacañang said Friday. “Meron tayong clarification. Bagamat ang Pangulo po ay nagsabi na hindi dapat ipatupad ang Motor Vehicle…

Parts of Visayas, Mindanao to experience rains due to LPA

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 02/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The trough of a low-pressure area (LPA) is expected to bring rains in parts of Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said Sunday. The LPA was estimated at 685 kilometers east southeast of…

Gov’t personnel on official business now exempted from LGUs’ testing, quarantine protocols

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 02/05/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Government officials and personnel on official business are now allowed to travel without undergoing the mandatory testing and quarantine protocols of their destination’s local government units, Malacañang said Friday. “[A]pproved by the IATF is…

LIST: Priority groups for government’s Covid-19 vaccination program

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 02/05/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has identified the detailed priority population in its Covid-19 vaccination program which now includes more sectors like teachers, social and government workers, overseas Filipino workers and more. In a statement on…

Minimum wage hike needs careful study; might force businesses to close — DOLE

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 01/28/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The petition to increase the minimum wage must be studied carefully as employers might not be able to afford it and be forced to shut down operations, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Thursday.…

Age restriction relaxed in MGCQ areas: From 15-65 to 10-65

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 01/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The government has eased age restrictions in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) as it allowed persons aged 10 to 65 years old to step out of their homes by February 1, 2021,…

DTI backs easing of age restrictions for economic recovery

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 01/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez on Friday expressed support for the gradual easing of age restrictions possibly down to 10 years old to help the economic recovery of the country. In a televised briefing, Lopez…

PH extends travel restriction on countries with new COVID-19 variant until Jan. 31

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 01/15/2021

    MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines extended the travel restriction on countries with known cases of  the new COVID-19 variant until January 31, 2021, Malacañang said Friday. In a statement, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said this…

Duterte says daughter Inday Sara ‘not running’ for president

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 01/14/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said that his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is not running for president. Duterte reiterated that he had cautioned his daughter against seeking the presidency. “My daughter, inuudyok…

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