President Rodrigo R. Duterte has rejected a coalition among the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan and Lakas (PDDS), and Lakas – Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD). In a meeting with Oriental Mindoro leaders in Calapan City on Friday, Duterte said he could not allow PDP-Laban and the PDDS to ally with Lakas-CMD because of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. The President, who chairs PDP-Laban and is running for senator under PDDS, said he could not support Marcos because of his “weak” personality. The PDDS is an allied party of the ruling PDP-Laban.
Partially-vaccinated employees tasked to do on-site work are not required to take regular reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests, Malacañang said on Friday. The new testing protocol for on-site workers was contained in the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ (IATF-EID) Resolution 149 approved Thursday, said acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles in a virtual press briefing. “All partially vaccinated employees in the public and private sector tasked to do on-site work need not undergo regular RT-PCR testing at their own expense, as long as their second dose is not yet due,” Nograles, also
The Philippine government will not abandon the Filipino troops serving as a detachment at the Ayungin Shoal, Malacañang said on Friday. “Walang abandonment na mangyayari diyan (There’s no abandonment that will happen there),” acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said in a virtual presser, when asked if the government is considering abandoning the military detachment on Ayungin Shoal to avoid confrontation with China. Nograles said the government will resume the resupply mission for military personnel onboard BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, which is part of Palawan’s Kalayaan town. “Itutuloy namin at gagawin namin ang nararapat para makarating
The virtual Eastern Visayas Regional Science and Technology Week is expected to draw 500 participants from different sectors as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) showcases world-class technologies. Micro small and medium entrepreneurs, scientists and technologists, investors, academe, and industry representatives will join the series of fora, training, lectures, and virtual exhibits from November 22 to 28. “Through this event, we will highlight the initiatives and accomplishments of DOST in Eastern Visayas together with our partner and stakeholders, in our quest of bringing science closer to the people,” said DOST regional director Ernesto Granada in a statement issued on
