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Citing the need to ramp up testing to ensure victory over COVID-19 and to get the economy going, Senator Dick Gordon commended the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna for opening up a molecular diagnostic laboratory in its campus. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, also cited the cooperation between […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said the government should double its efforts to promote financial literacy amid an increase in reports of scams during the pandemic, with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealing that it has issued 68 advisories regarding questionable investment offers during the ongoing public health crisis. In separate advisories, the SEC […]
Nearly 26,000 waitlisted or left out beneficiaries in the first tranche of the social amelioration program (SAP) in Pandi, Bulacan started to receive cash assistance amounting to P6,500 each. Mayor Enrico Roque, together with personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 3 (Central Luzon), led the distribution of the total P4.9 million […]
Quirino Governor Dakila Cua is offering the province’s farm produce to direct buyers to help link farmers to the market and sell their products. During a Laging Handa briefing aired over state-run PTV4, Cua said due to the coronavirus outbreak, sales of farmers from Quirino province were affected because buyers may have canceled or reduced the volume […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging local government units (LGUs) to start dry runs of their localized versions of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) with more than a month to go before the opening of classes. While the DepEd is set to conduct distance learning dry runs in the first week of […]
The Philippine Red Cross has armed itself with another weapon to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with the opening of its convalescent plasma center at its National Blood Center in Manila’s Port Area. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, said they endeavored to open the facility to help COVID-19 patients because medical experts from […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has expressed alarm over a report that at least 300 workers at a construction site in Taguig City have been infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as he reiterated his call for the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to intensify its labor inspections at workplaces. “Having 327 workers testing positive at […]
Republic Act 11478, the new law which doubles the bed capacity of the Bicol Medical Center (BMC) from 500 to 1,000, will help the region in its COVID response, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “This is a timely and welcome intervention, especially now that we are still battling a pandemic. Dalawampu’t isang taon na na hindi nadagdagan […]
Senator Dick Gordon is urging the government to come up with a comprehensive plan to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as health experts warn of its presence despite the discovery of a vaccine. “Unang-una, kailangan meron tayong grand plan on how we are going to quell COVID. And that’s gonna be here, anywhere from […]
While imposing new taxes on ‘junk food’ could help curb children’s consumption of food with little or no nutritional value, Senator Win Gatchalian said it is equally important to protect children from harmful commercial marketing that promotes unhealthy products. A study released this year by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), […]