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The chair of the House Committee on Labor and Employment said antigen testing is a more viable option compared to reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) if testing for COVID-19 is required for unvaccinated workers returning to work. 1-PACMAN Party-list Representative Enrico Pineda said RT-PCR testing is very expensive at around P2,500 per test, every two […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to launch a new program that will provide assistance to individuals who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. DPWH Acting Secretary Roger Mercado announced the new DPWH initiative dubbed as Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement (AYUDA) Program aims to […]
Senator Dick Gordon has extended assistance to 1,000 inmates, also known as persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), at the Laguna provincial jail by administering COVID-19 vaccines that would protect them against the coronavirus. Gordon, who heads the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, has mobilized the volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) he […]
To further encourage the growth of local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), considered as the backbone of the country’s economy, Senator Win Gatchalian sought to institutionalize “One Town, One Product (OTOP) Philippines” through Senate Bill No. 2366 or the One Town, One Product Philippines Act. The bill seeks to enable the recovery of local […]
Committed to developing models for the safe resumption of face-to-face learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) shared that no cases of COVID-19 for participating learners and school personnel were recorded during the first week of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes. “We would like to commend the tremendous efforts that our valued stakeholders have provided […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ramped up its vaccination drive to support the National Vaccination Days after the National Task Force Against COVID-19 extended the vaccination days until December 3. PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon deployed its Bakuna Buses and Bakuna Centers, which vaccinated 8,155 individuals on December 2. The PRC continues to […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pressing to accelerate the vaccination of minors and teachers following the global alarm on the COVID-19 variant Omicron. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared Omicron a variant of concern. While preliminary evidence suggests that Omicron poses an increased risk to reinfection, it remains unclear whether the variant is more transmissible […]
The town of Matuguinao in Samar, once infested by communist rebels, now holds the honor of being the first municipality in the province to attain 70 percent coverage in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination, the regional health office said. As of November 30, the town’s health workers managed to administer COVID-19 vaccines to 3,816 […]
Senator Dick Gordon warned the public to be more vigilant and cautious against the threat of a possible transmission of Omicron, a new COVID-19 variant the World Health Organization (WHO) has referred to as a variant of concern. Gordon said the new COVID-19 variant, scientifically labelled as B.1.1.529 strain, has shown to have many mutations […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that 75.39% or 236,714 of the total active tourism workers in the country are now vaccinated against COVID-19. “We will not stop until we achieve 100% vaccination for all our active tourism workers,” said Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat. Romulo-Puyat expressed her satisfaction with the latest vaccine numbers as she hoped […]