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The city government of San Juan announced that it has vaccinated more than 100 percent of its target population against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), drawing it nearer toward the goal of population protection by August. Mayor Francis Zamora said 96,610 residents and city-based workers have received at least the first dose, or about 80 […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) national president and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua said he welcomes efforts to review and improve protocols in the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa Program (BP2) to prevent a surge of COVID-19 cases in the provinces, and suggested that the national and local governments work together to improve incentives […]
As the country celebrates National Women’s Month this March, Senator Win Gatchalian also stressed on the need to curb teen pregnancy. Gatchalian zeroed in on teen pregnancy as it is considered a leading factor on why girls drop out of school. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Annual Poverty Indicators Survey 2017, “marriage or […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said the agriculture sector should look for creative ways to engage the youth in farming to ensure that there would be enough farmers to feed the country’s ever-growing population. “Youth engagement in agriculture is vital to ensuring that the Philippines will not have a scarcity of future food producers,” said Angara, […]