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As many as 97,000 healthcare workers and frontliners will benefit from the P888 million fund released by the Department of Budget and Management for special risk allowance. At the Always Ready Public Briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the SRA is for healthcare workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, September 6, he […]
According to PAGASA, among those under signal number 1 are Eastern Samar, Dinagat Island, Siargao, and Bucas Grande in Surigao del Norte. PAGASA said typhoon Jolina was last seen at 4 a.m. at a distance of 300 kph East Southeast of Guian, Eastern Samar or 310 km of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. Due to […]
After the Philippines failed to take home a medal in the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) president Mike Barredo now wants the country’s para-athletes to have their own facilities. He said they used to see the Philsports Complex in Pasig City as a usable facility but the government made it a quarantine facility […]
The World Cup qualifying match between Argentina and Brazil has been suspended due to COVID-19. Because three Argentine football players tested positive for COVID-19, the officials decided not to continue the match. Antonio Barra, the president of Brazil’s health agency, said they fined and expelled four players for not following the COVID-19 protocol implemented by […]
TNT Tropang GIGA remained undefeated in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup after beating the Magnolia Hotshots 83-76. Kelly Williams led TNT with 13 points, 15 rebounds with three blocks and two steals in the game held at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. It was also the first time TNT had […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) is pushing for covid19 vaccination among teachers to become an institutional approach. According to DepEd USec. Nepomuceno Malalluan said they are in contact with the National Vaccine Operations Center (NVOC) regarding the matter. Malaluan stressed that the department still recognizes the geographic prioritization of the vaccination program based on the […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called on manufacturers of noche buena products not to raise their prices first. DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo said they will try to talk to manufacturers to maintain the said price. Last year, their price did not increase where the price was used in 2019. They made sure […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already approved the application for amendment to the emergency use authorization of modern vaccines. The vaccine is intended for use in young people aged 12 to 17 years. According to FDA director general Undersecretary Eric Domingo, two weeks ago Moderna applied for an amendment to their EUA and […]
Three milestones have already been recorded in the Philippines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, the first milestone has reached 34.12 million vaccinated by September 1, 2021. He said this is based on the National COVID-19 Dashboard. Second milestone, according to Roque is that 20,002,404 have already received the […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has assured that among their concerns will also be the reopening of businesses that were banned during the ECQ and in the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). DTI Undersecretary Ireneo Vizmonte reported that among those they are considering opening the operation as well are restaurants for indoor and […]