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POEA temporarily halts medical workers’ deployment; cap reached
NURSES, nursing aides and nursing assistants will now have to wait until next year to work abroad. This after the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) temporarily suspended their deployment as the 6,500 deployment cap for health-care workers (HCW) this year was finally exhausted last month. “The processing, issuance of overseas… → Read More
6.1-million people targeted for Covid-19 booster jabs
OVER 6.1 million individuals fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are expected to get additional jabs. Of this group, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said over 1.56 million are frontline healthcare workers, who will be given “booster” shots. The remaining 4.6 million individuals are senior citizens… → Read More
Mission: Retrofit humans
Training, reskilling for the 4th industrial revolution tests government, private sector’s mettle in pandemic → Read More
Comelec to hold online presidential debates for 2022 polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the presidential debates for the 2022 polls will be held online. In a television interview, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez confirmed their preparations for the debates are now ongoing. Comelec opted to break tradition in holding the presidential debate live amid the ongoing novel coronavirus… → Read More
Palace sees NCR alert level going down in November
MALACAÑANG is confident the alert level 3 in Metro Manila will be downgraded by next month. Citing data from the Department of Health (DOH), Presidential spokesman Harry Roque noted a significant improvement in existing Covid-19 data in the region. He noted the two-week attack rate in the National Capital Region… → Read More
Heeding clamor, Comelec extends registration to Oct. 30
ASPIRING voters will now have until next month to register with the Commission on Elections. This, after members of the Comelec en banc unanimously decided to extend the voter registration beyond its September 30, 2021 deadline, in response to public clamor and pressure from Congress. In an online press briefing… → Read More
Duterte: UN needs to change to meet global crisis, injustice
PRESIDENT Duterte called for reforms in the United Nations (UN) to help address global crises and injustices. In his pre-recorded video statement during the High Level Debate of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last Wednesday, Philippine standard time, Duterte admonished the UN, particularly its security council,… → Read More
MECQ in Metro Manila extended until September 15
Metro Manila will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until 15 September. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) decided to defer easing quarantine restrictions in the National Capital Region (NCR). NCR was supposed to pilot the implementation of the General… → Read More
Comelec to allow voters to reactivate status via email
Voters may soon "reactivate" their status with the Commission on Election (Comelec) via email. In her Facebook account, Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon announced the option, which will benefit 6.3 million deactivated voters, may become available this month. She said they may do away with the personal appearance of the said voters… → Read More
'Fully vaccinated people are still vulnerable to new Covid variants'
Even fully vaccinated individuals remain vulnerable to the new Covid-19 variants, according to a vaccine expert. Nina Gloriani of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel issued the warning after President Rodrigo R. Duterte authorized free movement for vaccinated people in his public address last Wednesday. "The… → Read More
Extended amnesty on estate tax, vital to recovery, signed
PEOPLE with unpaid estate taxes now have until 2023 to settle their dues with the government. This after President Duterte signed on Wednesday Republic Act 11569, which extended the estate tax amnesty from June 15, 2021 to June 14, 2023. Under the law, an executor or administrator of an estate,… → Read More
Digital-only OFBank registers P1.5 billion worth of online transactions in May
The Overseas Filipino (OF) Bank registered P1.5 billion worth of online transactions in May. During the Laging Handa briefing of PTV, OF Bank President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Leila Martin said this was their registered total inflows from their e-banking and remittance transactions as of May 31, 2021. She… → Read More
Government to ease requirements for fully vaccinated inbound travelers
The government will start relaxing quarantine protocols for some inbound travelers this week. Starting July 1, 2021, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will allow fully vaccinated people entering the country to spend only 7 days in a facility-based quarantine. Also qualified for… → Read More
Duterte challenges Pacquiao to prove corruption claims
President Rodrigo R. Duterte threatened to campaign against Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao in the 2022 elections if the lawmaker fails to prove his corruption claims against his administration. Duterte issued the warning after Pacquiao claimed corruption in the government is two or three times worse in the present administration. He… → Read More
PHL eyes buying some of Canada’s excess jabs
THE government is now eyeing to purchase some of the 100 million excess Covid-19 vaccines of Canada. Likewise, it is also vying for a manufacturing deal for the production of a Canadian Covid-19 vaccine. In an online interview on Monday, Philippine Ambassador to Canada Rodolfo Robles disclosed he already had… → Read More
'Only 3% of Covid vaccine recipients in PHL reported adverse events'
Only 3 percent of the over 4 million people who received Covid-19 vaccines had reported an adverse event. In an online press briefing on Tuesday, Lulu Bravo, a member of the government's Adverse Effects Following Immunization (AEFI) committee, said this the report they got since the government started its vaccination… → Read More
Storm Dante lashes South,Palace assures relief funds
HEAVY rains brought by Storm Dante triggered flooding and landslides, and stranded thousands of passengers and cargo in various ports in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, disaster officials said on Wednesday, as Malacañang Palace said some P1.1 billion worth of standby fund could be used to help those affected by Dante… → Read More
Duterte signs DITO franchise; good for 25 years
NEW telecommunication player DITO Telecommunity will now be able to operate in the next two decades. This after President Duterte finally signed Republic Act No. 11537, which extended the franchise to Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company Inc., now known as DITO, by another 25 years. “This franchise shall be extended in… → Read More
Galvez: PHL set to receive 1M more Pfizer-BioNTech doses from Covax in May
Another one million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccines will be arriving in the country this month. During the public address of President Rodrigo R. Duterte Thursday night, Chief implementer of the government's national policy on Covid-19 Carlito G. Galvez Jr. disclosed the Vaccines Global Access (Covax) facility increased the country's allocation… → Read More
Duterte pulls out donated Sinopharm vaccine from PHL
President Duterte has ordered the pullout of 1,000 doses of donated Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine to China. During his public address late Wednesday, the President made the announcement apparently to fend off criticisms on why he availed of the Sinopharm vaccine, which has yet to be included in the government’s inoculation… → Read More