All seaports and offices of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) remain operational despite many of its employees testing positive for Covid-19. In a Laging Handa briefing on Tuesday, PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said those who tested positive among their ranks have been replaced by others who have previously been working from home, allowing for the continued operations of PPA offices. “Ni-recall na po natin iyong ibang mga hindi naka-schedule na rotation this week para mapunan po nila iyong pagkukulang noong mga tauhan natin na in-isolate po natin simula kahapon pa (We have recalled those who have not been
Local government units (LGUs) comprising the Metro Manila Council (MMC) must issue ordinances to enforce the proposal to restrict movement by unvaccinated individuals. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said MMC Resolution 22-01 issued Monday and approved by the 17 mayors “is not legally effective.” “Local legislative councils exercise police power delegated unto them by the local government code, which was enacted by Congress,” Guevarra told reporters via text message on Tuesday. “The delegated police power authorizes them to pass such ordinances as they shall deem to be for the welfare of their constituents.” Local legislations are enforceable unless contested in courts.
A Canadian court on Tuesday awarded USD107 million (PHP5.35 billion) to the families of the people who died when a Ukraine International Airlines plane was downed almost two years ago. The lawsuit was filed by the families of six Canadian citizens who lost their lives aboard Flight 752. The plane crashed near Tehran after it was shot down by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 people on board. The family members awarded compensation by the court lost spouses, siblings, children, nieces and nephews, according to a statement from their lawyer Mark Arnold. Ontario’s Superior Court of
The city government here has resumed its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination operations in various sites starting this week to reach the still unvaccinated as well as to administer booster shots. Vaccination hubs in shopping malls such as SM City Bacolod, Ayala Malls Capitol Central, Robinsons Place Bacolod, Gaisano Grand Mall, CityMall Goldenfield, and CityMall Mandalagan have already re-opened on Monday. Dr. Chris Sorongon, medical deputy of the Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF), said in a statement on Tuesday that residents of neighboring cities and municipalities were also accommodated on the first day. He added they are prioritizing booster
The mayor of Candaba town, this province disclosed on Tuesday that he again tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a post on social media, Mayor Rene Maglanque said he submitted himself for an antigen test on Monday, and took a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test immediately after at the GreenCity Medical Center here to confirm the positive result. Maglanque said he started experiencing fever, cough, cold, and diarrhea on New Year’s Day, prompting him to get tested. “Sinisigurado ko po sa inyo, aking mga kababayan na nasa maayos na pakiramdam ang inyong lingkod at sa patnubay ng
Criminal charges were filed before the Makati City prosecutor’s office against quarantine skipper Gwyneth Anne Chua and eight other individuals who were involved in the breach of protocol late last year. Upon her arrival from the United States on Dec. 22, 2021, Chua checked in at Berjaya Makati Hotel along Makati Avenue, went home, and went to a nearby bar in Barangay Poblacion the day after. She, fellow partygoers, and some employees of the bar later turned out positive for Covid-19. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group – National Capital Region (CIDG-NCR) chief Col. Randy Glen Silvio said they sued Chua;
