Marcos’ PFP forges alliance with Sotto’s NPC
May 18, 2024
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lined up activities this January to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the enactment of Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said in a media statement on Thursday the observance of RA 9003 anniversary should be a “constant reminder to the public to be mindful of segregating their wastes and disposing of them properly.” “Now more than ever, the public should be mindful of their consumption as more wastes are produced during the pandemic. May this observance be not just
Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated individuals here on Thursday were strongly advised to stay home amid the threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “We have a new executive order (EO). They can only go out for an emergency and other humanitarian purposes,” said Dr. Cathy Garcia, assistant city health officer. The control on the movement of unvaccinated and partially individuals is under Section 12 of EO 704-2022 issued by Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar, chair of the local Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). “They are required to bring with them their Q Pass (Quarantine Pass).
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be providing free live streaming of e-rallies of national candidates for the May polls at the start of the campaign period next month. In a statement Thursday, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the Campaign S.A.F.E. COMELEC e-Rally Channel on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/COMELECeRallyChannel) will give e-rally airtime to all bona fide candidates for the positions of president, vice president, senator, and party-list. “The Commission will issue the pertinent guidelines on how the candidates and party-list organizations can participate in the e-Rally channel. This platform can help ensure that even those candidates who have less in followers
Most parts of the country will experience rains due to the shear line affecting the eastern part of Mindanao, and the northeast monsoon affecting Luzon and the Visayas. The weather bureau, in its 4 a.m. weather forecast on Thursday, said scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region. For the rest of Mindanao, isolated rain showers caused by localized thunderstorms are likely. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to heavy rains, and during severe thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The northeast monsoon will cause light rains over Cagayan
The number of healthcare workers infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has reached 3,114 as the country registers yet another single-day high new cases. Health Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said Thursday the figure corresponds to 11 percent of the total 26,000 healthcare workers in government hospitals. “So, manageable pa rin, pero iyon nga, nagsta-strategize na rin ang ibang hospitals na magku-close ng ilang services, kasi alam nila na kailangan ma-cover nila iyong deployment for the healthcare workers doon sa Covid allocated areas nila (this is still manageable, but other hospitals are strategizing, they close some services because they
An analyst has forecast the Philippine peso’s 2022 performance to be driven by changes in the Federal Reserve’s policy rates instead of trade developments, just like what happened last year. In a report released on Thursday, ING Bank Manila senior economist Nicholas Antonio Mapa said the local currency, which was able to touch the 50-level to the dollar mid-trade this week, and the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) would likely be affected more this year by monetary policy normalization in the US. He said another surge in the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, which during the day logged a record-high
