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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has achieved more than its target for the last round of the Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio in Mindanao, immunizing more children against the disabling and life-threatening disease. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, said the PRC has reached 128% accomplishment of its target, immunizing 102,567 children against polio instead […]
The 16.5% contraction of the economy in the second quarter of the year–the worst recorded in nearly three decades–should serve as a warning for policymakers not to rely on lockdowns alone to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva asked the government to consider implementing […]
Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez proposed to double the monthly pension of senior citizens to P1,000 to tide them over amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. In filing House Bill 7266, Rodriguez said the current monthly stipend at P500 being received under Republic Act No. 9994 (Expanded Senior Citizens Act) should at […]
This is according to House Minority Leader Benny Abante, Jr., who also said that with the passage of House Bill No. 6953, “the ball is now in the court of the Executive branch.” “Nagtulungan kami ng Majority upang maipasa agad ang Bayanihan 2 dahil alam namin na matindi na ang pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan,” […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking increased government support for the transition to flexible learning of small and medium-sized private universities amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A flexible approach to teaching and learning means students can learn when, where and how they prefer it to be. “Without the systems and expertise to implement remote learning, […]
A total of 309 Kapampangans returning from abroad have benefitted from the “Balik Pinas, Balik Pampanga” program since it was launched by the Pampanga provincial government on June 30. Governor Dennis Pineda, together with program chief implementer Angelina Blanco and provincial tourism officer Jay Luna, met recently 35 returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) assisted by the […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles is urging his colleagues to focus first on how Congress can help fight the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), particularly in jails around the country, instead of reviving the death penalty. Nograles, Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Justice, supports the re-imposition of the death penalty for heinous […]
The House of Representatives is set to approve on third and final reading this week the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, with the hope that Congress will have provided President Rodrigo Duterte by September with special powers anew to best deal with the apparently protracted global health and economic crisis spawned by the […]
The provincial government of Eastern Samar has acquired new sets of modern equipment worth P51-million to the boost medical response capabilities of its hospitals amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Governor Ben Evardone said these were procured in June and delivered to different hospitals on the last week of July, using their Bayanihan fund from […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero has ordered a lockdown on the town of Prieto-Diaz following initial findings that at least 75 persons had direct contact with a patient from the town who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In Executive Order (EO) No. 52-2020, the lockdown took effect on August 6 and would last for at […]