The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday released the tentative list of national and local aspirants for next year’s polls. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the list can be accessed through the poll body’s website. “The tentative list of candidates for the 2022 National and Local Elections is up on comelec.gov.ph,” he said in a Twitter post. Jimenez said the list has been released to give candidates a chance to check for corrections. “All aspirants are advised to check that their name is on the list and is spelled correctly. You have a limited window within which to submit your
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has expressed optimism that the Philippines will soon be out of the Global Impunity Index (GII) released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a US-based media watchdog. This as the country remained on its “biggest mover” status of seventh place gained in 2020. In a statement on Friday, PTFoMS executive director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco said that “for the first time, the CPJ made no country-specific report on the Philippines unlike in the past when critics feasted on mostly critical observations by CPJ. “This can be attributed to our engagement with
It will be up to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to formulate the implementing guidelines of Covid 19 vaccination in the workplace. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said he is leaving it up to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III to make “those clarificatory labor policy statements”. “My role is to set forth the general legal framework,” Guevarra told reporters via text message when asked on whether the non-compulsory requirement for vaccination also covers employees applying for jobs in so-called crucial sectors like the service and tourism industries. Republic Act 11525 or the Covid-19 Vaccination Program Act provides that vaccine
The Philippine Army (PA) will provide all necessary logistics and combat support to troops to make their presence felt, even in the remotest parts of their areas of operations, an official said Thursday. “The Philippine Army (PA) will provide the needs of troops and units from supplies, firepower, mobility to communication equipment,” PA chief Lt. Gen. Andres Centino said in a statement posted on the Army’s Facebook page. This came after Centino visited far-flung patrol bases of the Maguindanao-based 6th Infantry Division, the San Jose patrol base in South Upi, Maguindanao, and the Blit patrol base in Lake Sebu, South
The yet-to-be-approved anti-viral pill molnupiravir still lacks emergency use authorization and no suggested retail price can be issued since it is still under study by regulators, a health official said Friday. In an online media forum, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that some hospitals had been granted compassionate special permit (CSP) to administer the pill that is deemed to cut the risk of hospitalization for adults with mild to moderate symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Physicians and hospitals using molnupiravir under CSP are accountable for its outcome on the Covid-19 patients. “Having said that,
The Quezon City government will continue to assist its constituents under existing programs and according to guidelines and safety protocols. The city issued the clarification after a huge crowd went to the City Hall on Friday, disregarding health standards against the Covid-19 pandemic, because of alleged outright cash assistance from the Pangkabuhayang QC livelihood program. “We would like to clarify that there is no cashout/payout that is being given. Instead, the Small Business and Cooperatives Development and Promotions Office (SBCDPO) is only accepting application forms which will still undergo review and an evaluation process to identify qualified applicants,” read the
