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PH expects another 1 million Sinovac vaccines this month
One million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the country in the next two weeks, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a report by GMA News. At a Palace briefing, Galvez said the first 500,000 doses will arrive on April 22 and the remaining 500,000 jabs are expected on April 29. T...
10 new ambulances delivered to Manila
Ten new ambulances from the Department of Health (DOH) were turned over to the Manila city government on Monday (April 12), according to a report by Manila Bulletin. In a Facebook post, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the ambulances will be deployed to the city’...
28 million Filipinos complete first step in National ID
Some 28 million Filipinos have pre-registered for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as the government expands its operations to enlist citizens in the provinces, according to a report by Philippine Star. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the project implementer, said these 28 ...
DOLE to hire more contact tracers
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) allocated P204 million for the hiring of informal sector workers as contact tracers in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus area,according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Lawyer Ma. Karina Trayvilla, director of the DOLE's Bureau of Workers...
PhilHealth lists conditions on subsidizing RT-PCR tests
State-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will subsidize the cost of an individual's RT-PCR COVID-19 test provided that the individual meets certain conditions, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a report by GMA News. Roque said that under the country's testi...
Red Cross eyes isolation centers
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will help Metro Manila mayors set up isolation centers in schools to prevent hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) from being overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients, according to a report by Manila Times. PRC Chairman Richard Gordon floated the proposal during a ...
Navotas imposes more safety policies
Navotas City passed three ordinances imposing stricter safety measures to help curb the surge of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. City Ordinance No. 2021-19 stated that a fine of P5,000 will be charged to violators of the 10PM–5AM curfew hours, mandatory wearing of facemask, and 24-...
Makati upgrades quarantine facilities
Makati Mayor Abby Binay today said the quarantine facilities at Barangay Pembo and Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) have been renovated and are ready to accept COVID-19 patients needing critical care. The three temporary emergency quarantine facilities (EQF) at Pembo Elementary School and another one at t...
Gov't clarifies Duterte’s ‘almost back to zero’ remark
President Rodrigo Duterte was lamenting about how stricter quarantine classifications had to be imposed due to rising daily Covid-19 infections when he said the country is “almost back to zero”, a Palace official said in a report by Philippine News Agency. Chief Presidential Legal ...
Salceda asks BIR to ease tax filing restrictions
House Committee on Ways and Means chairman Rep. Joey Salceda on Monday appealed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to ease tax filing restrictions in view of the declaration of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and the looming April 15 deadline, according to a report by Philippine News A...
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