Presidential Communications Secretary Martin M. Andanar said on Monday the Duterte Legacy campaign is now a norm in informing the public of what the government is doing for the people. “Duterte Legacy will become the norm of the government, kumbaga dapat nagrereport tayo sa ating mga kababayan (we should report to our countrymen),” Andanar said in radio interviews with Radyo Bandera 95.7 FM Antique and 88.7 Oragon News FM. “Noong mga nakaraang administrasyon, wala naman talagang legacy campaign. Obvious po na under the Duterte administration, hindi lang kapag mayroong SONA [State-of-the-Nation Address], hindi lang pagrereport ng isang accomplishment ng isang

DAGUPAN CITY – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has placed this city under general community quarantine (GCQ) status from Sept. 8 to 30 from its present modified general community quarantine status. The city’s Public Information Office (PIO) issued on Monday guidelines in the implementation of the new quarantine classification of the city. Those coming from outside the province of Pangasinan need to register in the S-pass (safe, swift, smart passage) system and bring a negative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test or antigen, the PIO stated. Under GCQ, mass gatherings are prohibited while

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Monday ordered police officers to comply with the court orders to release detainees under custody after posting bail. Eleazar also tasked the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) to probe the practice of some police officers who allegedly deliberately delay the release of detainees despite a release order. “I am also ordering all chiefs of police and other unit commanders to immediately release detainees under their custody if a court order is already issued and if the subject detainees have already complied with all the requirements for their release, except if

The fifth installment of the Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS) of the University of the Philippines Population Institute will kick off soon after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) issued its approval. YAFS is a cross-sectional survey to generate comprehensive nationally representative data on the reproductive health indicators and sexual and non-sexual risk behaviors of young Filipino adults aged 15 to 24 years old, the PSA stated on Monday. The PSA aims to generate updated estimates of adolescent reproductive health indicators and their determinants and consequences at the national and regional levels. Among the objectives of the study are

The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag is temporarily closed to the public from Sept. 5 to 19 but online masses will be conducted as the town reverted to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). In a text message on Monday, Manaoag police chief Maj. Herminio Olivares said bikers from other towns are also prohibited from entering here as mandated by the local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). In a statement issued Sunday night, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRRMC) said market schedules will again be imposed starting Monday while only one person per household will

More than 450,000 have completed the Step 2 registration of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) in the Caraga Region. In a press statement Monday, the Philippine Statistics Authority-Caraga (PSA-13) said the registrants are from the 28 towns and five cities in the region. “With the aim of providing a valid proof of identity and promoting a simplified and seamless public and private transaction, PSA Caraga has already registered a total of 458,068 individuals for PhilSys Step 2 Registration as of 31 August 2021,” the statement read. Of the total, 162,064 are from Agusan del Norte; 132,430 from Agusan del Sur;