School opening moved to September in GCQ areas

Neil Arwin Mercado 04/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to move the opening of the next school year to September in areas placed…

World Bank OKs $100M loan for PH COVID-19 response

Neil Arwin Mercado 04/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank on Thursday said it has approved a $100 million loan to aid the Philippines in its fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The World Bank said the loan will be…

PhilHealth eyes ‘full coverage’ for COVID-19 poor patients

Neil Arwin Mercado 04/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is looking to “fully cover” the hospital expenses of some 18 million poor people in the country who might acquire the new virus that causes COVID-19. During…

COVID-19 crisis: House panel backs temporary freedom for ‘qualified’ detainees

Neil Arwin Mercado 04/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A House panel is recommending the temporary release of “qualified” persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to address the congestion in jails and detention facilities amid the COVID-19 threat. The House Committee on Justice submitted…

Critically endangered Philippine pangolin rescued from illegal trader

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) or scaly anteater was rescued from an illegal wildlife trader in Quiapo, Manila, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported Tuesday. The DENR-National Capital Region Enforcement Division…

Suspend deployment of nurses overseas amid COVID-19 crisis, DOLE urged

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines —  A lawmaker is urging the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to temporarily suspend the deployment of Filipino nurses overseas as the country fights the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Cagayan de Oro City…

PH receives 3,000 COVID-19 test kits from Singapore

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government on Tuesday received 3,000 diagnostic test kits for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Singapore. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said that he received the test kits as well as a…

No, we’re not comparing ourselves to healthcare frontliners – Cayetano

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano explained the story behind the photo opportunity during a special session of Congress that drew flak and the ire of netizens on social media amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

PH temporarily suspends visa issuance, visa-free entry to all foreign nationals

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Philippines is temporarily suspending the issuance of a visa and visa-free entry privileges to foreign nationals, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Thursday. The said measure is effective Thursday, March 19, said Locsin.…

Congress OKs bill allowing foreign ownership of public utilities

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to allow foreign ownership of public utilities in the country, a move seen as “fatal violation” of the Constitution.…

House panel OKs P1.6-B budget for response vs COVID-19 

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on appropriations on Tuesday approved a P1.6-billion supplemental budget for the country’s response against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During the committee’s hearing on bills seeking supplemental budget for COVID-19 response efforts,…

Duque: Parents’ trust and confidence on vaccines recovered

Neil Arwin Mercado 01/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday said the government has now recovered the trust and confidence of parents towards having their children vaccinated. Duque made the remark after the health department reported four…

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