Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Gen. Andres Centino, urged all military units in Northern Mindanao to exert all possible efforts in defeating the communist insurgency before President Rodrigo R. Duterte ends his term this June. “Give your best. We will make sure you have resources. We want to end this insurgency, to capture its top leaders here. More importantly, we want to honor the heroism of our comrades who made the ultimate sacrifices in this decades-old fighting,” he said during his visit to the Cagayan De Oro-based 4th Infantry Division on Wednesday. These resources include the necessary equipment,
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said on Thursday that a strong competition policy will help strengthen the Philippines’ foundation to achieve upper-middle-income country status, and to sustain growth towards high-income country status in one generation. “By fostering a business-friendly environment and a level playing field that welcomes all players, we can promote more innovation, create more and better jobs, and accelerate our growth,” Chua said during the 2022 Manila Forum on Competition in Developing Countries of the Philippine Competition Commission. In his message, Chua said that prior to the pandemic, the Philippine government had pursued game-changing reforms to improve
A total of 59,120,367 individuals nationwide or 75.7 percent of the target population are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to the National Task Force Against Covid-19. In an interview Wednesday night, National Task Force Against Covid-19 consultant Dr. Maria Paz Corrales said the number is 53 percent of the total Philippine population. More are expected to receive the life-saving shots as the national government further ramps up its vaccination campaign, expanding it to children aged 5 to 11 years old starting February 4, and in provinces badly hit by Typhoon Odette last year. Corrales said
The province of Iloilo will be placed under “Alert Level 5 Kontra Dengue” with the addition of “social distancing” to its 4S strategy as a preventive measure in anticipation of its surge and due to the ongoing pandemic. “In 48 hours, we are finalizing this, we will issue an order placing the entire province of Iloilo under Alert Level number 5 Kontra Dengue, which is a program implementing the 5S strategy against dengue,” said Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. in a media interview on Thursday. He added that the order will be to implement Administrative Order 2018 – 0021 of
The House of Representatives has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to support public school teachers and college faculties amid the pandemic through the provision of personal protective equipment, disinfectants, tablets or laptops, and broadband subscription. During Wednesday night’s plenary session, the chamber adopted House Resolution 2471, which seeks to promote the safety of teachers and their students, as well as advance the capacities of teachers challenged by distance learning. “In consideration of the probability of the continuing transmission of Covid-19, teachers and non-teaching personnel should be amply protected against the disease and
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday urged Bar examinees and their supporters to refrain from holding send-off activities in compliance with health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We also discourage send-offs of the exam takers to avoid any gathering or convergence of people. We have to focus on how we can conduct the bar exams in a safe and peaceful way,” PNP chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos said a statement, ahead of the conduct of the examinations on February 4 and 6. Carlos also reminded examinees to strictly follow the health protocol before, during, and after taking every examination. The
