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Senior citizens in Catbalogan City, Samar will receive cash incentives from the local government for voluntarily submitting themselves to COVID-19 vaccination. Catbalogan City Mayor Dexter Uy has issued a memorandum informing all village officials on the implementation of “Ayuda para sa Bakuna” vaccination drive for the first 500 elderlies who will get COVID-19 vaccines. “Our […]
As part of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) 124th Founding Anniversary, the agency kicked off the National School Launch of the BIDA Kid Campaign at San Roque National High School (SRNHS) to strengthen safe return to school measures. With the plan of implementing face-to-face classes in all schools by the next school year, DepEd has […]
Senator Nancy Binay called on the government to ensure that all school staff members are fully vaccinated and that schools are fully compliant with safety protocols even before the planned implementation of full face-to-face classes in November.“As a parent, syempre, before na mag-full face-to-face sa November, gusto rin nating ‘yung mga teacher at support staff […]
The past few months have been better for many of us. We held our first election during the time of the pandemic. People came out of their houses to show support for their candidates. Some even have gone the extra mile by visiting every house where they can talk to voters in a personal way. […]
The demand for domestic tourism soared in 2021 amid the pandemic, this is according to the data from the Department of Tourism (DOT). The DOT and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) bared encouraging industry figures in the 2021 Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA) and Tourism Statistics Online Dissemination forum held recently. According to the PTSA […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging local government units and schools to prepare for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots among minors aged 12 to 17. Gatchalian made this call following the Department of Health’s approval of using the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for the 12-17 age group. “Giving booster shots to […]
The government pushes for reintegration interventions for beneficiaries of the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa” (BP2) program once sent back to their respective home provinces. The BP2 program has been helping hundreds of family-beneficiaries through the whole-of-nation approaches by the program’s key agency implementers such as the National Housing Authority (NHA), Department of Transportation, Department of […]
Amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases, the Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Party-list (PBA) has called on the government to ensure that health protocols are strictly enforced so that the country can continue to host international sporting events. The neophyte lawmaker said the government should not be averse in emulating other countries that have already successfully […]
Officials of Quezon City’s 142 villages have been ordered to strictly implement the wearing of face masks as the local government retained “yellow” status under its monitoring system due to the continued rise in COVID-19 cases. Face masks must be worn at all times in indoor and outdoor settings, the city government ordered. The Department […]
The impressive ranking of the Philippines as the world’s fourth fastest-growing economy in 2021 was one of the topics that opened the discussions at the recently concluded Routes Asia 2022 held at the Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Center in Vietnam. “Despite the travel restrictions caused by COVID-19, Philippine tourism saw some significant recovery contributing […]