If Senator Manny Pacquiao has sufficient evidence against the government offices he accused of widespread corruption, he has other options aside from pursuing an inquiry. Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra said there are agencies who can look into his allegations. “I’m sure Senator Pacquiao knows his options. If he has sufficient evidence on hand, he may cause the filing of anti-graft charges directly with the Office of the Ombudsman or the DOJ,” Guevarra told reporters on Monday, referring to the Task Force Against Corruption (TFAC) under the DOJ. Hours after his virtual press briefing on Saturday, Pacquiao left

Two hundred sixty-six coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients have recovered from the illness on Sunday night, the Department of Health in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) reported. Arjohn Gangoso, speaking for DOH-Soccsksargen, said of the total recoveries, the province of South Cotabato topped the list with 100; General Santos City – 67; Sultan Kudarat – 50; North Cotabato – 26; and Sarangani – 23. “This is a good indication that our tireless effort to cure those infected with the virus the sick and massive contact tracing have paid off,” he said referring to the big number of recoveries. He added that the

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday denied Senator Manny Pacquiao’s allegations that it has been purchasing nearly expired medicine. In a media briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said there are existing protocols and laws that would prohibit the DOH from purchasing medicines that are nearing expiration just so these can be bought at much lower prices. “I can say wala po kaming ganyang nabibili na mga supplies or mga gamot (I can say that we have not purchased that kind of supplies or medicines) because we are following the existing laws and policies of government,” Vergeire said. Vergeire

Porters, pedicab drivers, and vendors took advantage of the city of Manila’s night vaccination along Recto Avenue on Sunday to finally avail of their protection against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). A total of 720 were inoculated from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Monday along the busy thoroughfare, near Juan Luna Street, in Tondo. The local government included those who bring and deliver produce in Recto and Divisoria markets from provinces in Northern, Central, and Southern Luzon. The second night vaccination on Monday will allot 1,000 doses. As of 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, the capital city has already deployed

An additional 6,477 patients have beaten the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the country’s overall recovery count to 1,364,960 on Monday. In its latest Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said recoveries account for 94.7 percent of a total of 1,441,746 infections since the start of the pandemic last year. It also reported 5,392 new Covid-19 infections and 43 new fatalities. These figures bring the overall tally of active cases to 51,594 and the death toll to 25,192. According to the same DOH data, 91.1 percent of the active cases are mild, 3.8 percent are asymptomatic, 2.1 percent are