The Department of Health (DOH) said it is investigating reports on the suspected tampering of manufacturing dates of face shields procured from Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. Upon the directive of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, the department is conducting a comprehensive review of procurement transactions, including the inspection of incoming or currently housed stocks of PPE procured from Pharmally, either directly or indirectly, through the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), the DOH said in a news release issued Friday. Pharmally previously won the bid for the face shield contract with the DOH, a separate procurement from
North Korea announced on Friday that it has successfully test-fired a new type of anti-aircraft missile capable of shooting down its air target. The country’s Academy of Defense Science on Thursday conducted a test of the anti-aircraft missile it has recently developed, the state-run media said. The newly developed missile test aimed to confirm the practicality of operation of the launcher, radar, and all-purpose battle command vehicle, as well as the comprehensive combat performance, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. Pak Jong Chon, a member of the Political Bureau’s Presidium and secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers’
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law extending the voters’ registration deadline for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections for another 30 days. Under Republic Act 11591 (RA) 11591 inked Thursday, Duterte set the last day for the filing of registration of voters for the 2022 polls “30 days after the effectivity” of the new law. RA 11591, a copy of which was released on Friday, takes effect immediately after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation. The Senate and the House of Representatives on Monday night unanimously approved a measure seeking the
This October, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (SCCTA), is celebrating the National Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 1906 signed in 2009 wherein the Constitution mandates the “recognition and protection of the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs)”. Various agencies such as the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Office of the Muslim Affairs (OMA), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are among the agencies celebrating the annual celebration. The theme of this year’s
Two executives of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday announced their resignation and their intention to run for congressional posts in the 2022 elections. In an online conference, MMDA General Manager Jose Arturo “Jojo” Garcia said he is planning to seek office as a representative of San Mateo, Rizal, and will file his certificate of candidacy on October 5. “Magbibitiw na po ako bilang general manager ng MMDA effective October 4 dahil may intensyon po akong tumakbo bilang kauna-unahang mambabatas ng ikatlong distrito ng Rizal, ang San Mateo (I will resign from my post as MMDA general manager
The Department of Health on Friday said the National Capital Region (NCR) Pilot for the Alert Level System shall be extended from October 1 to 15, as approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF). The pilot of the Alert Level System in NCR was extended for the IATF to further assess and analyze the processes and strategies undertaken by local government units (LGUs) and will be again subjected to weekly assessment pending new metrics. Further, the rollout of the Alert Levels System to the rest of the country will be postponed until the
