Day: April 2, 2022

The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC), through a resolution, has appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow them to continue the distribution of food assistance to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients here. This, as the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) reported to the CDRRMC that it already stopped delivering […]

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Saturday reported that over 13,000 tourists arrived in the country on Friday. BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said they expect more arrivals during the dry season. “When April 1 hit, with almost pre-pandemic visa policies, our total arrivals reached 13,525 individuals,” she said at the Laging Handa briefing. Ninety percent […]

Close to 700,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) arrived Friday night in the country. These government-procured vaccines consisted of 240,000 doses for pediatrics, and 430,560 doses for 12 years old and above. On Wednesday night, the country also received 1,872,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines procured by the government through the […]

The Philippine Army’s continuing combat operations against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in central Negros has neutralized two more rebels in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday afternoon. The latest casualties were identified as Elbert “Carding” Nicolas Quillano, platoon leader, and Jessa “Clea” Luiso Quillano, medical officer, both of […]

The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday assured the public that expired coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines would be properly disposed of and incinerated to ensure that no unscrupulous individual would sell them to the public. “Mayroon tayong tinatawag na reverse logistics, may ganitong proseso so lahat ng hindi nagamit na bakuna. Ilalagay sa ziplock, […]

UniTeam standard-bearer Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate, Sara Duterte, will continue and intensify all programs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) implemented under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. During the UniTeam’s online miting de avance (advanced meeting) with OFWs on Friday night, Marcos said there is a need for the next administration […]