Mylene Santos
Gov't prefers localized quarantine status
Despite the continuous rise in COVID-19 infections, quarantine classifications are expected to remain localized as a wide-reaching lockdown would have a lot of repercussions, officials said in a report by Philippine Star. Members of the government’s pandemic task force are deliberating on the...
DILG to review 1992 accord with UP
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to call for a meeting with officials of the University of the Philippines (UP) next week for a review of its own 1992 UP-DILG agreement that limits police presence in UP campuses, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. DILG...
Passport revolving fund nearly depleted
Malacañang Palace will discuss with Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado the reported depletion of the country’s passport revolving fund, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave the assurance after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Lo...
Solon seeks probe on termination of DND-UP accord
A resolution seeking a congressional inquiry on the unilateral abrogation by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana of the Department of National Defense-University of the Philippines (DND-UP) Agreement of 1989 has been filed at the House of Representatives, according to a report by Philippine News...
Scattered rains expected across Luzon, Visayas on Jan. 21
The low pressure area (LPA) spotted 100 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora will cause scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over most parts of Luzon and Eastern Visayas, the weather bureau said in a report by Philippine News Agency. This LPA is less likely to develop into a tropical depressio...
Expert prefers Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccines
A member of a panel of vaccine experts recommended that President Rodrigo Duterte be given a vaccine that has already undergone Phase III clinical trials, according to a report by GMA News. “Pfizer, those with published Phase III trials, the Moderna and Astra[Zeneca],” Dr. Rontgene...
Smart taps BTS as endorser
Smart Communications tapped global pop group BTS as endorser, according to a report by Philippine Star. The revelation came late yesterday afternoon in a video announcement from Smart. BTS (in unison): Hello, PHILIPPINES! “I am RM.” “Jin, here.” “SUGA.” &ldq...
80,000 OFWs await repatriation
More than 400,000 overseas Filipino workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic had been brought home by the government, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Latest figures from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration showed that 8,273 OFWs were transpo...
DOH reports 1,912 new Covid-19 cases on Jan. 14
The Department of Health reported 1,912 new coronavirus infections, with the overall count rising to 494,605 as of January 14, according to a report by CNN Philippines.. The Department of Health said of the total infected, active cases are at 25,614 or 5.2%. It listed the top contributing areas as...
Metro Manila firms given until Jan. 15 to file 13th month pay report
Private companies in Metro Manila have until the end of this week to submit a compliance report on the grant of 13th-month pay to their employees, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In an advisory released on Tuesday, the Department of Labor and Employment-National Capital Region...
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