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San Mateo Mayor, Vice Mayor test positive for COVID-19
By Fernan Angeles The coronavirus caught up on San Mateo, Rizal town mayor and her husband who is the vice mayor of the locality. With both the mayor and her vice-mayor forced to go on medical leave, the municipal administrator now calls shots for the local government. In their official Facebook accounts, Mayor Cristina Diaz…
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No order to stop PNP report on 89 EJK cases, says Palace
By Fernan Angeles PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte did not in any way try to stop the Philippine National Police from releasing substantial information that would help the Commission on Human Rights to build up cases over the death of 89 human rights activists. “There is no truth to the alleged report that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte…
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Recruitment for contact tracers to resume in September
By Fernan Angeles WITH the Bayanihan to Recover as One bicameral bill just a hair-thin away from being a law, the government is expected to resume hiring of contact tracers in September or just in time for the release of the P5-billion appropriation allocating funds just for that purpose. In a statement, the designated spokesperson…
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SWS: 4 out of 10 Filipinos expecting harder times
By John Clifford Lintao LIFE would be more difficult for the next 12 months, according to 36 percent of adult Filipinos in a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). In its July 3 to 6, 2020 National Mobile Phone Survey, 30 percent of Filipinos surveyed said they are expecting their quality of life…
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Another Ampatuan massacre suspect arrested
By Fernan Angeles IT took 11 long years for police to catch up on one of the many suspects behind the carnage of 57 individuals, including 31 journalists, in Maguindanao. The 45-year old Nasser Adam y Mangalen, also known as Umar Kasim y Bansuan, was arrested by authorities on Friday for murder of Quezon City…
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28 Nueva Ecija students to receive scholarship grants from CDC
By Mar T. Supnad CLARK FREEPORT — Twenty-eight students from the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) will receive scholarship grants from Clark Development Corporation (CDC) after an agreement was signed between the state-owned firm and the local government of Sta. Rosa town in Nueva Ecija in a simple ceremony held recently. The…
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Ynares mulls use of religious places, schools as quarantine facilities
MANILA – Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the Cabinet member assigned to help the local government of Rizal in fighting the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), has supported the proposal of Rizal Governor Rebecca Ynares to convert schools and some religious places as quarantine facilities for the province. Cusi called for a meeting with Rizal local government units…
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No ride for passengers without mask and shield
By John Clifford Lintao PASSENGERS who are not wearing both face masks and face shields won’t be able to get a ride to and from work, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The DOTr has already issued a directive to public utility vehicles to refuse to transport senior citizens and passengers below 21 years…
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Wearing of face shield now required inside malls
By John Clifford Lintao ASIDE from public transports and workplaces, the government has also required the public to wear face shields inside enclosed spaces, including malls, said presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. “Napagkasunduan po ng National Task Force (NTF) na bukod po roon sa pagsusuot ng face shield sa pampublikong sasakyan saka sa trabaho, dapat isuot…
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2 million Filipinos already tested for COVID-19
By Fernan Angeles THE government has so far administered COVID-19 tests to some two million Filipinos, said the Department of Health. Of this figure, 214,444 yielded positive results, equating to a whopping 10.5 positivity rate. The testing is part of the government’s expanded testing measures deemed as crucial in containing the deadly virus. The online…