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The historic Walled City of Intramuros opened two of its most popular sites to visitors following the easing of quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Fort Santiago and Baluarte de San Diego are open to limited capacity and shortened operating hours under strict health and […]
Taguig-Pateros Representative Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday pushed for the proposal to give every family P10,000 in cash aid (ayuda) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as he thumbed down the two rounds of cash aid amounting to P1,000 for every individual under the proposed Bayanihan to Arise as One Act (Bayanihan 3). Cayetano expressed hope that […]
Senator Grace Poe sought increased livelihood programs for the country’s greying population which they can do at home to help tide them over the coronavirus pandemic. “With their depth of experience and knowledge gained through the years, there is no doubt that senior citizens will make an integral contribution to economic development,” Poe said. The […]
The municipal government of Vintar in Ilocos Norte has warned residents to wear a face mask or other protective covering if they do not want to pay a fine of up to P5,000 or render 120 hours of community service. In a six-page executive order signed by Vintar Mayor Larisa Foronda, the municipal government reminded […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri is appealing to the Inter-Agency Task Force and the Department of Health to allow the vaccination of economic and government frontliners, categorized as A4 in the priority list, as soon as possible. “So many vaccines have arrived in the country thanks to the efforts of Sec. Carlito Galvez and Sec. […]
Designating a drive-thru or mega vaccination site for Mega Manila’s parcel and food couriers could help speed up the utilization of 5.1 million vaccines facing expiry, Senator Joel Villanueva said. This massive riding community has “the wheels and the apps that could vaccinate thousands of these essential workers in a day,” noted Villanueva, chair of […]
Even with heightened restrictions in the National Capital Region Plus bubble to help continue the downward trend in COVID-19 cases in the area, efforts should be made to ramp out treatments for mild COVID-19 cases in order to help ease the stress on the hospital system in the NCR and its neighboring provinces. This according […]
The Koronadal City government has opened a 105-bed isolation facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, the biggest for the area since the onset of the pandemic last year.Mayor Eliordo Ogena said the isolation center at the Marbel-1 Central Elementary School in Barangay Gen. Paulino Santos began accepting patients May 15. Ogena explained three initial […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Board of Investments (BOI) assured the general public that oxygen supply in the country is adequate despite growing demand among hospitals and COVID-19 patients. “We have an ample supply of oxygen and we have more than twice buffer capacity in the event of a surge in […]
The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the government and the proponent of the mega-vaccination site to be put up in the Nayong Pilipino property in Parañaque City is now being finalized, paving the way for a vaccination facility that will allow for the vaccination of as many as 10,000 individuals a day. This was revealed […]