Mariel Guevarra
Gov't to seal vaccine deal in 2 weeks
National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the government expects to finalize the supply agreements with pharmaceutical companies by "end of January or first week of February", according to a report by Philippine News Agency. ...
Gov’t readies measures to stabilize food prices
The government has readied immediate and medium-term solutions to help tame the increase in prices of food items, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave the assurance, as prices of agricultural products and other food items remain high despi...
Lender asked to remove list of borrowers
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) ordered a small lender to stop processing the personal data of some 6,000 borrowers following complaints of privacy violations, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a statement on Monday, the NPC told Familyhan Credit Corporation to also &ld...
Duterte reminds businesses to pay taxes
Companies that fail to settle their tax obligations to the government will not be allowed to operate even if they gain a franchise from Congress, President Rodrigo Duterte said in a report by Philippine News Agency. Duterte made this warning, lamenting how a certain company failed to pay corre...
15,000 San Juan residents list names for vaccines
Around 15,000 residents of San Juan City signed up in the pre-registration drive of the local government in preparation for the rollout of the vaccines against the coronavirus disease, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. According to the latest local government data, a total of 14,750 residen...
Quezon City mayor asks Black Nazarene attendees to avail of free Covid tests
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has called on residents of the city showing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms after participating in the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila last Saturday to have themselves checked. “As a precautionary measure, we encourage our reside...
UK Covid-19 variant now in PH
The Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) confirmed the detection of the B.1.1.7. SARS-CoV-2 variant (UK variant) in the country after samples from a Filipino who arrived from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Jan. 7 yielded positive genome sequencing results, according t...
BIR expresses concern on security of seized fake cigarettes
A court order for the Bureau of Internal Revenue to return seized fake cigarettes back to its owners may make it hard for the agency to prove the guilt of the suspected illicit trader. This was the concern raised by the BIR after the Court of Tax appeals ordered the agency to return confiscated cig...
‘Aero hunger’ goals to be recalibrated
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger, on Monday said the group is “well on its way” of achieving the goals stipulated in the National Food Policy, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. However, he said due to the impact of...
Frontal system causes flood in Regions 5, 6
Malacañang Palace assured the public that the government continues to provide assistance to families affected by the flooding incidents brought by the tail-end of a frontal system experienced in Region 5 and 6, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Presidential Spokesperson H...
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