Motor vehicles with lost, missing, or no registration plates will no longer be allowed to ply the city’s thoroughfare with the approval on the third and final reading of an ordinance penalizing such. Jordan Habbiling, information officer of the Baguio City Council, on Friday said the ordinance was passed during the last regular session on Monday. Under the approved ordinance, owners of motor vehicles without registration plates attached either on the front or rear bumper or both, or motor vehicles using registration plates other than that issued exclusively for the vehicle shall be prohibited to ply the roads of the
The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 13 (Caraga) is targeting 153,601 individuals to be vaccinated daily during the National Vaccination Days scheduled from November 29 to December 1. In a statement Friday, the DOH-13 said it is intensifying all its efforts for the slated “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” national activity that aims to protect the residents in the region from the continued threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “A series of preparatory coordination activities with all agencies and stakeholders involved have already been conducted to achieve the target number of individuals for vaccination,” the DOH-13 said. Orientation and training of key
A young farmer here has found a way to address the oversupply of vegetables in his town by introducing ‘Pinakbet’ chips. Allan Padilla, president of the 4H AgriKuli Dinalaoan Club, used his grant assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to buy a dehydrator machine, vacuum sealer, and powderizer machine to produce a nutritious snack that will also help the local farmers in his hometown. Padilla said he thought of the Pinakbet (vegetable dish) chips upon seeing the problem of the farmers in the oversupply of their vegetable products. “Sabi po nung ibang farmers mas gusto na nila magkonstraksyon na
The downtrend in the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases here could be attributed to the aggressive vaccination campaign of the city government, a Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) official on Friday said. In a phone interview, Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH-7 chief pathologist, said despite the city’s relaxed restrictions under Alert Level 2, the number of Covid-19 cases has dropped significantly compared to the past few months, as the number of city residents receiving the vaccine increases. Although the alert level allows greater mobility of the city residents, Loreche said a higher vaccination rate could compensate to prevent the severe
Mayor Edgardo Labella was laid to his final resting place on Friday, with at least a thousand city residents lining up the streets to pay their last respects to the revered local chief executive. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma led the concelebrated requiem mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral at noon before his casket was laid atop a black hearse for a funeral procession to the city center going to the Golden Haven Memorial Park. “In asking God our loving Father to grant upon our dear father of the city the peace to rest, the fullness of life he desires. When
Fully vaccinated nationals of non-visa required countries will be allowed to enter the Philippines starting December 1, Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced on Friday. In a press briefing, Nograles said the new guidelines, which were approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) in Resolution No. 150-A, shall take effect until December 15 but could be extended depending on the evaluation and monitoring of its implementation. “Right now the IATF is just prepared to release a resolution that says up to December 15 pero ‘pag makita naman po natin na
