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Villar donates alcohol
To boost government’s efforts to beat Covid-19, Senator Cynthia A. Villar donated bottles of alcohol to Mariano Marcos Memorial and Medical Center. The senator has been in the forefront of the initiatives of Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) to help ensure the safety of every Filipino during this time of pandemic.
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RSA announces free public use of Skyway 3 for a month in time for the holidays
By John Clifford Lintao San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will soft-open the entire 18-km newly-completed and much-anticipated Skyway 3 expressway in December, as its president and chief operating officer, Ramon S. Ang, announced that it will be open for free to all motorists for an entire month. For over a year now, SMC also partially opened…
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DTI to allow mega sale in malls
By Fernan Angeles WITH government health figures racking up statistics of COVID-19 infections, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) hinted at allowing mall-wide sales to draw more shoppers at these establishments. In a public briefing on Monday, Oct. 20, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez expressed concern on the low number of customers visiting malls during…
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Duterte: We will pay half of P1B debt to Red Cross
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG has stepped into the squabble between the Philippine Red Cross and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation over the latter’s refusal to pay one billion worth of COVID-19 tests that was charged to the state insurer. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, said that the President has already spoken and that at least half…
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Velasco to unseat remaining Cayetano stewards
By Fernan Angeles A WEEK after assuming House leadership, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco hinted at replacing several committee chairmen over the congressional break. “During the recess, I would evaluate actually some of the posts in the committees and see if they are still performing or they need to be changed,” Velasco was quoted as saying…
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Deadline set to settle SSS contribution
By Fernan Angeles THE people running the Social Security System must have been very busy to an extent that they are unaware that the last seven months have been an agony for workers who were forced to stop working amid the pandemic. In what appears to be an added burden to the Filipino workers, the…
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Curfew in Metro Manila reduced to four hours
By John Clifford Lintao CONSISTENT with easing restrictions on the age bracket of people who may get out of their homes, the government has also made a radical reduction on the curfew hours in Metro Manila. From seven hours, Metro Manila residents would have a four-hour curfew, says Metro Manila Council president Edwin Olivarez. Olivarez…
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Gordon pushing probe over PhilHealth’s P1 billion debt to PRC
By Fernan Angeles SENATOR Richard Gordon wants to investigate and determine culpable cases that should be filed against the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation to the Philippine Red Cross which he is the head. Gordon is apparently appalled at the most recent statement issued by new PhilHealth President and chief executive officer Dante Gierran, who categorically…
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Palace hints at ‘break’ for health frontliners
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG hinted at the idea of imposing a breather for the depleted fleet of health front liners, who have been working long hours for less in the last seven months. However, the Philippine Hospitals Association said that it may not be feasible for the time being as the shortage in hospital workers…
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Villar-authored laws provide P2.1 billion loanable funds to farmers, fishers
