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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has exceeded 3 million swab and saliva RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) COVID-19 tests nationwide, only three months after it hit the 2-million milestone in February 2021. There were 3,010,432 tests done as of May 23 morning, according to PRC chair and CEO Senator Dick Gordon. “We at the Red […]
Mayor Evelio Leonardia has welcomed the selection of Bacolod City as the lone site in the Visayas for a study on the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “In the midst of this health crisis, we are somehow placated that our city was chosen among the only four in the country for a case […]
A panel of the House of Representatives has approved in principle a proposal seeking to end child marriages in the country. During a virtual hearing recently, the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality approved in principle House Bills 1486, 3899, 5670 and 7922, all of which seek to protect children by prohibiting and declaring […]
Amid reports that many overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remain unemployed, Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has stressed the urgency for Congress to pass the proposed Balik Probinsya, Balik Pagasa (BP2) law to create jobs outside Metro Manila and help convince displaced OFWs to stay and work in their home provinces or cities. Villafuerte, author of House Bill […]
Senator Grace Poe urged the government’s economic team to “walk the talk” and ensure that prices of pork and rice are kept affordable for ordinary citizens after it recommended tariff cuts that could also spell lost revenue. “Our people expect the government’s economic team to live up to their avowed tenet of fiscal responsibility by […]
Senator Win Gatchalian hailed the government’s plans to include teenagers in the COVID-19 vaccination program, a move that the veteran legislator says would boost the basic education sector’s return to normalcy and the safe reopening of schools. Considering the government’s plans to inoculate the younger population, Gatchalian said it is essential to study how other […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), The Netherlands Red Cross, and the Makati City government converted unused dormitories at the Makati Science High School (MSHS) into a 56-bed capacity isolation facility that will serve asymptomatic patients from the city. A virtual memorandum […]
Around 6,000 farmers in Batac City, Ilocos Norte will be receiving additional farm inputs courtesy of the local government. From May 18 to 31, officials and employees of the city government make rounds in the different barangays to distribute free organic and inorganic fertilizers with micronutrients to boost farmers’ productivity amid the pandemic. Batac City […]
The House of Representatives gave its concurrence to President Rodrigo Duterte’s proclamations granting amnesty to members of four major rebel groups, a move Speaker Lord Allan Velasco described as a “significant milestone toward reconciliation and lasting peace in the country”.Lawmakers adopted House Concurrent Resolutions 12 to 15 concurring with Presidential Proclamations 1090 to 1093 granting […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has sought the passage of a major education reform bill that will improve the quality of teaching, “if we are to reverse the heavy damage wrought by the pandemic on the education of our young”. Villanueva said improving teacher education, skills, and proficiency is a must for the Philippines “to navigate a […]