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Metro mayors have discretion to decide on keeping minors at home
By Fernan Angeles CITING the local government code, a Palace official said that Metro Manila mayors have the discretion to decide on whether or not to allow minors to go outside their homes. In a press conference, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that the decision of the Metro Manila mayors to disallow minors from leaving…
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Villar receives donation from Chinese youth organization
Senator Cynthia A. Villar has received from a Chinese youth organization donations for her relief efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. The donations by Philippine Fujian General Youth Association, Inc., headed by its President James Go, consisted of almost 4,000 bowls of instant noodles Villar would in turn distribute the donations to local government units (LGUs),…
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Filipinos told to wait until 2022 for vaccines
By Fernan Angeles IN what appears to be far from what many thought it would, a top Palace official hinted at the need for Filipinos to wait until 2022 to get a shot of the coronavirus vaccine. In a television interview, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, who is leading the country’s pandemic response, said the government…
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Shorter curfew to give way to Simbang Gabi
By John Clifford Lintao METRO Manila mayor are in favor a shortened curfew hours to give way for Simbang Gabi. In fact, they’re inserting such desire in a recommendation that would see the entire national region’s general community quarantine extended until the end of the year. Citing the continuing log of COVID-19 cases, Metro Manila…
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500,000 COVID-19 cases by year-end
By John Clifford Lintao EXPECT COVID-19 cases to reach half a million by the end of the year says experts who claimed that the highly-infectious virus from China does not seem to show any sign of slowing down. In its latest report, the OCTA Research Team said the number of new daily cases in country…
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Red Cross pressing PhilHealth to pay remaining P571 million
By John Clifford Lintao AS predicted, the debt of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation [PhilHealth] to the Philippine Red Cross has accumulated and now stands at P571 million – and the humanitarian organization doesn’t appear keen on the idea of allowing it to grow bigger. PRC has in fact urged PhilHealth to settle its P571…
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Duterte to announce new quarantine classification
By Fernan Angeles PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is all set to make an announcement Monday night covering new community quarantine classifications in the country. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, in his capacity as vice chair of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, said they have already been advised to meet with the President on Monday night,…
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No way to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos in a year
By Fernan Angeles GIVEN the tall task of securing supplies for international pharmaceutical companies behind the COVID-19 vaccines, there is no way to be able to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos in a span of one year, says Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire. Echoing the statement of National Task Force vs. COVID-19 chief Carlito Galvez, Jr. who…
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DOLE orders employers to release deferred holiday pay benefits
By Fernan Angeles WITH less than a month before Christmas, the Department of Labor and Employment ordered private sector employers to release the deferred holiday pay benefits of their workers before the end of the year. DOLE issued several holiday pay rules wherein it gave companies the choice to defer payments “until such time that…
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DPWH turns over 27 container vans-turned 96-bed isolation facility in Las Pinas
TO help the government respond to the needs of COVID-19 patients, the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) led by Sec. Mark Villar turned over 27 container vans-turned 96- bed quarantine/isolation facility to the Las Pinas city government on Nov. 16. “The new quarantine/isofacility will augment the existing healthcare facilities in Las Pinas City…