Go added that his family also did not want to run for president so he thought it was not his time yet.

He said only God knows when the time is right.

Go added that in recent days, his mind, heart and deeds have not been in harmony.

There are times he said that his body resists.

Go further explained that he is just a person who is hurt and tired.

He said this is the reason why it would be better to withdraw his candidacy first.

President Duterte’s daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. are running for vice president.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/305267/senador-bong-go-umatras-na-sa-pagtakbong-pangulo-ng-bansa

According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, the department is still gathering information on the arrival of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from South Africa.

The OFWs arrived in the Philippines on November 26.

According to Vergeire, they are already processing the next batch of whole genome sequences.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/305313/doh-wala-pang-napapaulat-na-kaso-ng-omicron-variant-sa-bansa

By a vote of 22-0-0, House Bill No. was passed. 10153 or 2022 General Appropriations Bill, the final budget of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Senator Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee, said the center of such funding is the country’s recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The senator also mentioned the importance of prioritizing funding in the health sector, especially since the country has an Omicron variant.

In that budget, the Department of Health (DOH) will receive P230 billion in funding. This is higher than the stated P182 billion in the General Appropriations Bill passed in the Lower House of Congress.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/305322/p5-trillion-2022-budget-pasado-na-sa-senado

MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said this is part of their preparations for Christmas.

He said malls can open at 10:00 or 11:00 am and close at 9:00 or 10:00 pm or even until 12:00 midnight.

According to the official, the plan is to avoid heavy traffic on the streets because those who go to the malls can enter jobs at the same time.

He also said they want to ban ‘weekday sales.’

“This will only be done on Saturdays or Sundays, or if there are only holidays. We will start this in mid -November, ”said the official.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/302716/extended-mall-hours-planong-ihirit-ng-mmda

The Chief Executive did this in his ‘Talk to the People’ public briefing.

He added that because of the vaccine donations, Filipinos will have a happy Christmas.

Japan has previously promised 1.96 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines, while a similar number of vaccines have been and will be provided by the United States.

According to President Duterte, the US and Japan continue to prove the true spirit of mutual friendship in times of crisis.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/302741/pangulong-duterte-pinasalamatan-ang-us-japan-sa-covid-19-jabs-donations

According to DepEd Director Malcom Garma, Secretary Leonor Briones has formed a committee that will take care of the incentives that fully vaccinated teachers can receive.

He also said that many individuals, local government units, and agencies are offering incentives to encourage more people to get vaccinated.

It will be noted that on November 15, the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes will begin in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source:https://www.bomboradyo.com/deped-mag-aalok-ng-incentives-sa-mga-guro-na-bakunado-na-vs-covid-19/

He said the pesticide residue contained in these imported vegetables is not yet known.

The secretary also noted the huge difference in size and appearance of imported vegetables compared to locally produced ones.

So far, the Department of Agriculture has instructed the Bureau of Plant Industry to inspect imported vegetables to ensure they are safe to eat.

Source:https://www.bomboradyo.com/da-nagbabala-sa-pagbili-ng-mga-smuggled-na-gulay-mula-china/

According to the DBM, the funds will be used for eligible public and private healthcare workers (HCWs) who directly respond to COVID-19 patients from December 20, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

It was learned that of the said fund, P407.08 million was charged to the contingent fund while P44.23 million was charged to the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund of the Fiscal Year 2021 General Appropriations Act.

In total, the DBM has released about P8.23 billion for the SRA payment of healthcare workers.

Of that amount, 499,116 healthcare workers have already received SRAs not to exceed P5,000 per month.

SRA is an additional benefit provided to healthcare workers who respond to a pandemic.

Source:https://radyo.inquirer.net/301486/p451-31-m-para-sa-sra-ng-healthcare-workers-inilabas-na-ng-dbm

This was confirmed by Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon.

According to him, the extension of voter registrations will be carried out after the filing of the COC on October 11 to October 31.

Even before the en banc session of the Comelec, Guanzon had been advocating for an extension of registration.

Earlier, voter registrations would have ended on September 30.

The first eight days of October are already set aside for the filing of the certificate of candidacy (CoC) for the candidates who will run in the 2022 national and local elections.

At the same time, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez asked voters to download the voter registration form on the Comelec website.

He explained that registration will be easier when voters download the registration form themselves.

When registering, don’t forget to bring your valid ID as well as a photocopy, ballpen and downloaded forms.

Meanwhile, according to the latest data from the Comelec, there are more than 63 million total voters in the country and more than five million new voters.

Source:https://www.bomboradyo.com/3-weeks-na-voter-registration-extension-aprubado-na-ng-comelec/

According to Dr. Guido David, the positivity rate and reproduction rate in the National Capital Region have dropped to 19 to 20 percent and 0.94 respectively.

It was found that a virus reproduction rate not to exceed 1 would be considered an ideal rate.

“At least, in Metro Manila and then in other areas, ‘the decrease we see, there is a basis,’ not just a case count. As well as the positivity rate, it is also decreasing… There is a genuine decrease in what we see, ”David said in an interview.

The decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases may be a result of the government’s vaccination program and the public’s adherence to health protocols.

As of September 23, it is known that there are 19.6 million fully vaccinated against COVID-19 here in the Philippines, equivalent to 25.5 percent of the target population for vaccination.

In Metro Manila, more than 6.7 million have been fully vaccinated so far.

Source:https://www.bomboradyo.com/covid-19-trend-sa-metro-manila-bumababa-na-octa/?fbclid=IwAR2rmDvJBwqtljHXhDmo02_7hZJiDE9REewg727Z1uAhLHigHohOIQAqekA