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12 mins from Ortigas to BGC
By John Clifford Lintao WHAT used to be an hour trip for a five-kilometer drive via the heavily congested EDSA or C5 would soon be reduced to just 12 minutes as soon as this P1.6 billion BGC-Ortigas Link is completed. In a post on digital platform, Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar…
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Trump issues E.O. barring U.S. firms from dealing with TikTok’s parent
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday barring U.S. companies from doing business with ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok. The order, which is set to go into effect in 45 days, would be a major blow to the popular short-form video app if it is not sold to a U.S. company. Microsoft…
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Tribesmen go to SC, want anti-terror law nullified too
By Fernan Angeles TRIBESMEN in the upland often mistaken as insurgents and terrorists have joined the fray, and filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to declare the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 null and void, alleging that the law violates their right to self-determination. Officers of Indigenous People’s alliance KATRIBU, Muslim activist and 2019 senatorial…
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Cavite on its way to recovery, says Remulla
By John Clifford Lintao THE Province of Cavite is on its way to recovery from the adverse effects of the global pandemic, said Governor Jonvic Remulla on Friday. In a briefing in Malacañang, Remulla said the local government has observed low transmission of COVID-19 cases in the province. “Ang Cavite po ay on the way…
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Makati City to conduct pooled COVID-19 tests for residents
By John Clifford Lintao THE Makati City government hinted on conducting a pooled COVID-19 testing for its constituents less than a week from now, said Makati City Mayor Abby Binay. First on the list are market vendors, tricycle, pedicab, and jeepney drivers, forming part of the city government’s target of testing an initial 10,000 individuals.…
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DOTr Asec tests positive for COVID-19
By Fernan Angeles MORE national government officials are seen falling prey to COVID-19 as Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran made the admission she was tested positive for the virus on Friday. “In the spirit of transparency, I would like to inform everyone that I tested positive for COVID–19,” her Facebook post read. Libiran has…
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Inter-agency task force to probe PhilHealth mess
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG is creating an inter-agency task force to probe the allegations of anomalies in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the President ordered the formation of a task force that would see the Department of Justice, Office of the Ombudsman, Commission on Audit, Civil Service Commission, Office…
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Avigan trial for Filipinos to start on Aug. 10
By John Clifford Lintao CLINICAL trials of the Japanese anti-viral flu drug Avigan among Filipino COVID-19 patients will start on Monday, Aug. 10, said Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. Vergeire hinted on an all-set-up plan for the trial following the arrival of 199,000 Avigan tablets from Japan for the trials. “We have identified site na…
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New IATF guidelines to ensure SAP distribution
By John Clifford Lintao MEASURES are now in place to ensure the delivery of cash assistance to low-income households while Metro Manila and its nearby provinces are under a stricter lockdown, says the COVID-19 task force. The measures were approved on Thursday by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF)…
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DOF: No allocation for cash assistance
By Fernan Angeles MILLIONS of families in areas under strict lockdown should brace for the bad news – the government has not allocated funds for cash aid for those who will be affected by the two-week return of Metro Manila and its adjacent provinces to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). In a press briefing, Finance…