Monthly Archives: August 2021
DSWD completing documents required by COA report
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), complying with the mandate to be transparent in all transactions, is in the process of completing...
PNP chief orders early security preparations for 2022 polls
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday ordered all unit and area commanders to start their security preparation for the peaceful,...
DOH sees worsening numbers for Covid cases in next weeks
The Department of Health (DOH) sees the numbers of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines not improving in the coming weeks.
DOH Epidemiology Bureau OIC-Director Alethea...
P311 million set to be released for health care workers’ allowance
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said the special allotment release order for the P311 million-worth of Special Risk Allowance (SRA) for health...
US trade body files new anti-monopoly case vs Facebook
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an amended its anti-monopoly complaint against Facebook on Thursday, accusing it of a "buy-or-bury" scheme against competitors to...
Govt to ease quarantine restriction for NCR, Laguna, Bataan
The less restrictive modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will be imposed in the National Capital Region (NCR) and the provinces of Laguna and Bataan,...
Palace alarmed over hate crimes affecting Filipinos in US
Malacañang on Thursday expressed alarm over the latest Stop Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hate report that showed Filipinos ranked third among nationalities that experience the...
Rep. Helen Tan succeeds in pushing measure for electronic health system
A House of Representatives panel on Wednesday approved the funding provisions of a measure establishing the electronic health or E-health system in the country...
House leader says COA report did not destroy COA reputation
Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday said it was premature to say the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report on deficiencies in the Department of...
PH expecting delivery of 6 million Covid vaccine doses this week
The government is expecting to receive some six million doses of Covid-19 vaccines within this week, National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) chief Secretary...