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Following the released survey which identified violence against women as a top concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need to ensure continued education and protection programs for vulnerable girls to combat gender-based violence amid new lockdown and curfew measures. The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) recently cited the results of […]
Amid an unsettling surge in coronavirus infections this month, Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on implementers of the government’s vaccination program to exert their best effort to accelerate the rollout of the anti-Covid jabs, more so now when the World Health Organization (WHO) itself has observed an increasing public acceptance of the vaccines. […]
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has commended the vaccination facility of the Dagupan City and urged other local government units (LGUs) to replicate its best practices. “This should be replicated in the whole of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. This is the first in the whole of Luzon. In my visits, I haven’t seen anything like […]
The government’s vaccination drive must go on a fast break to meet its target number of beneficiaries, and loosen movement restrictions that affect workers and hamper economic activity, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. At the current pace of administering 3,887 vaccine doses daily, the government might not fulfill the President’s promise of life returning to […]
As Isabela rice farmers struggle with the twin effects of the Rice Tariffication Law and the COVID-19 pandemic, an Isabela-based cooperative avoided bankruptcy and even posted higher earnings due to the direct buying of rice by local government units (LGUs). In an online consultation with farmers in Isabela, Senator Kiko Pangilinan recognized the efforts of […]
Quezon Governor Danilo Suarez has assured his constituents that he is prepared to secure a P1-billion loan for the purchase of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that are enough to cover the 2.2-million residents of the province. This was after Department of Health (DOH) 4-A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) Director Eduardo Janairo […]
Economic ministers from the 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS) met through a video conference recently to discuss the implementation of initiatives that will further the region’s post-pandemic economic recovery efforts. As this year’s ASEAN Chair, Brunei Darussalam led the setting of their priority economic deliverables (PEDs). These focus on three strategic thrusts—Recovery, Digitalization, and Sustainability. […]
To eliminate the hesitancy of the elderly in getting vaccinated, Senior Citizens Partylist Representative Ompong Ordanes called on the Department of Health (DOH) to explain what best COVID-19 vaccine should be given them.“Ang dapat na maipaliwanag ng [DOH] ay kung alin ba ang pinakamagandang bakuna sa aming mga senior citizens. Sila po ang nakakaalam nyan […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles is urging the public to remain vigilant and to continue strictly following COVID-19 health and safety protocols amid the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines that are now being administered to the country’s health workers. The Davao native stressed that while the arrival of the vaccines is a welcome development in government efforts […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) endeavors to ensure the tourism resiliency of the country’s prime destination, El Nido, Palawan, through the full implementation of the Sustainable Tourism Development Project (STDP) this year. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat made the statement as she visited El Nido for the Awarding of Certificates to beneficiaries of the Cash-For-Work and […]