IKOT.PH
Domestic tourists can now have anti-COVID swab tests for free. This was announced by the Department of Tourism (DOT) as it rolled out a new phase of its financial subsidy, through the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), to boost its domestic tourism recovery program. Under the subsidy, a total of 350 applicants per day will be granted free […]
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) must issue guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination scheduling and registration to help local government units (LGUs) ramp up their rollouts. Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda said the registration system is in “disarray” in […]
The Taguig City government has made coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing available on the city’s contact tracing app. Mayor Lino Cayetano said residents can now secure an appointment for COVID-19 testing at the Taguig Registry for Assessment and Citizen Engagements (TRACE) app, as part of the city government’s efforts to improve health and social services […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives suggested the mass hiring of nurses and medical technologists to ramp up the government’s vaccination drive, especially with the start of the program for all minors aged 12 to 17. Rizal Representative Fidel Nograles said it will also be crucial to accelerate the national vaccination rate to ensure […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the decision of local government units (LGUs) with jurisdiction over tourist destinations to scrap the COVID-19 swab test requirement for fully vaccinated guests. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said the DOT has been pushing for lesser restrictions and requirements, especially if the local travel destinations have high vaccination rates among […]
The COVID pandemic and its continuing effects underscore the need to have a national budget that is participatory, consultative, development-oriented and inclusive, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. Lacson, addressing the “Budget Serye 2021” of Social Watch Philippines, said the budget is the most important tool to address social, economic and political problems, which are magnified by […]
A leader of the House of Representatives said local production of COVID-19 jabs and other vaccines for livestock is crucial not only to ensure a steady vaccine supply during a health crisis, but also to ensure the country’s economic security. Deputy Speaker Len Alonte urged the Fiscal Incentives Review Board, the Department of Trade and […]
A measure seeking to establish the barangay microfinance system that would facilitate easy and efficient access to necessary funds and credits for such entrepreneurial activities has hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development approved the committee report on the substitute bill to House Bill […]
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos inspected cemeteries in Metro Manila two days before its closure for this year’s observance of Undas. Abalos visited Manila North Cemetery in Manila and Garden of Life Park in Mandaluyong to check their compliance to the Inter-agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) guidelines […]
The provincial government of Surigao del Norte launched a vaccination caravan on Siargao Island, one of the premier tourist destinations in the country. Governor Francisco Matugas said that the caravan aims to fast-track the vaccination of the different sectors on the island for protection against the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “The vaccination caravan will […]