Mandaue City terminates 20 employees found positive of drug use

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/08/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 20 Mandaue City employees were ordered dismissed from service in 2023 for the use of illegal drugs. The employees, who come from different departments and offices, tested positive during surprise drug…

Evacuation of Filipinos in Gaza mandatory as PH ups alert level to 4

Luisa Cabato - @inquirerdotnet 10/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Evacuation of Filipinos in Gaza have become mandatory after the Philippine government raised its crisis warning in the area to Alert Level 4. “Alert Level 4 na ‘yung Gaza, kailangan umalis na ‘yung mga…

Robin Padilla revives call for mandatory ROTC after China’s water cannon attack

Maila Ager 08/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines—The latest water cannon attack by the China Coast Guard  against  Philippine vessels has prompted   Senator  Robinhood Padilla to revive his call for a mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)  program. At a hearing in…

ROTC revival in college pushed instead

Dexter Cabalza 10/02/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Instead of introducing the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in senior high school, officials are now considering putting it back in the college level, according to Vice President Sara Duterte. Duterte, who is also…

Face-to-face classes

Edilberto C. de Jesus - @inquirerdotnet 08/04/2022

A rare consensus among experts from different disciplines point to the protracted suspension of classes, followed by the restrictions on face-to-face (F2F) instruction, as the biggest blow inflicted by the pandemic on education and society. The public…

Make COVID-19 booster shot mandatory, says infectious disease expert

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 07/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 vaccine booster dose should now be made mandatory to boost the protection of more Filipinos amid the rising number of infections, an infectious disease expert said Monday. Dr. Rontgene Solante, a member…

Give people incentives to get vaccinated, says Robredo

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 11/06/2021

BACOLOD CITY — It is better to incentivize people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than to make it mandatory, according to Vice President Leni Robredo. Robredo, who was in Negros Occidental on Saturday, was reacting to the…

Use of face shields remains mandatory

DJ Yap 06/16/2021

MANILA, Philippines — For now, the use of face shields will remain mandatory as an “added protection” to the public while not enough people have been vaccinated, the country’s pandemic managers said on Tuesday. Health Secretary Francisco…

DOLE reminds employers to release 13th-month pay of workers

Futch Anthony Inso 12/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-7 is reminding employers to already release the 13th-month pay of their workers. Luchel Taniza, information officer of DOLE-7, said that based on the law, the 13th-month pay…

DOH may consider exempting solo cyclists from mandatory wearing of face shield 

Katrina Hallare - Reporter / @KHallareINQ 12/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said it was considering to exempt solo cyclists to be exempted from the mandatory wearing of face shields, considering that oxygen is needed for any form of…

DILG: Be creative, make your own face masks

Rosalie Abatayo 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While there may be “difficulty” in buying face masks during this pandemic, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said there could be creative ways in complying with the mandatory face mask…

PH orders mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Iraq

Christia Marie Ramos 01/08/2020

https://www.facebook.com/PHinIraq/videos/2506087159661994/ MANILA, Philippines — The government has ordered the mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Iraq amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. In a Facebook Live early Wednesday (Philippine time), Chargé d’Affaires Jomar Sadie said that Iraq…

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