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DOH readies new face shield guidelines
The Department of Health (DOH) is drafting new guidelines on the use of face shields limiting its use in "high-risk" areas, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Speaking at a virtual media briefing Friday, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH is revising...
House tackles 2022 national budget
The House of Representatives on Tuesday started its plenary deliberations on the proposed P5.024-trillion budget for 2022, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Zamboanga City Rep. Manuel Dalipe, who delivered the sponsorship speech on behalf of House appropriations committee chair ...
PHLPost pursues digitalization
The digitalization of the Philippine Postal Corporation's system is expected to be completed by November, a lawmaker said in a report by GMA News. During the resumption of the plenary deliberations on House Bill 10153 or the 2022 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), ACT Teachers party-list Repres...
Covid cases rise 21,261 on Sept. 16
The overall tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) recoveries nationwide rose to 2,090,228, with another 13,644 new recovered cases on Sept. 16, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In its latest Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the figure is equivalent to a ...
Recoveries exceed new infections on Sept. 13
The country’s total number of recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has reached 2,032,471 after 22,290 new recoveries were reported on Sept. 13, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In its latest case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) noted that recoverie...
DOLE investigates TULAD program in Quezon City district
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered the suspension of the implementation of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) in the second district of Quezon City amid complaints of irregularities in the implementation of the program, according to...
US donates 3,000 Covid-19 test kits
The United States government donated on Friday reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction extraction kits, equivalent to 3,000 tests, to the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) to help the country strengthen its genomic surveillance and testing, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The ...
SSS to hold virtual Pensioners’ Day
The Social Security System (SSS) will hold a simultaneous virtual Pensioners’ Day in all of its 176 branches nationwide on August 25 to recognize the pivotal role that its pensioners played in our society. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora Ignacio said that each SSS branch is e...
Makati advises pregnant women to get vaccinated
The Makati City local government said that pregnant women in their second and third trimesters may be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the city continues to ramp up its vaccination efforts especially amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. &l...
Bello tests positive for Covid-19
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19), according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a statement, the DOLE said Bello, who is fully vaccinated, is asymptomatic and undergoing quarantine in his h...
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