GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The municipality of Glan in Sarangani province has developed an innovative online system to speed up the pre-registration of its residents for the anticipated mass vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Mayor Vivien Yap said Thursday they have started the initial deployment of the Data Vault for Your Vaccination (DVYVAC) program […]
1.4K PAL retrenched workers get P2.3-B separation pay says DOLE
MANILA – Some 1,400 retrenched workers of Philippine Airlines (PAL) have received their separation pay amounting to more than PHP2 billion. In a statement released on Saturday, the Department of Labor and Employment – National Capital Region (DOLE-NCR) said the 1,455 affected workers of the flag carrier were able to receive their separation pay worth […]
NHA allots P25-M for Sarangani resettlement project
DAVAO CITY -– The National Housing Authority (NHA) has allotted some PHP25 million to develop a resettlement housing community for poor informal settlers in the municipality of Glan, Sarangani province. Glan Mayor Vivien Yap said Friday the initial preparatory works are set to begin in the coming days in line with the implementation of the […]
PRRD calls on gov’t media to empower public
DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte has called on the government’s communication entities to help keep the people empowered through unbiased, truthful, and credible reportage. President Duterte made the call in a video message during the opening of the Mindanao Media Hub (MMH) on Thursday here. Duterte said the state-of-the-art media facility’s launch was another big […]
Sarangani rolls out project monitoring app
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The provincial government of Sarangani has rolled out a mobile application commissioned by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the United Nations Development Programme to help monitor government projects in the area. Gerald Faciol, the assistant provincial administrator for operations, said on Tuesday that the application mainly allows […]
38 new cases of different variants of SARS-CoV-2 detected: DOH
MANILA – A total of 38 new cases of the different variants that mutated from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), have been detected in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. Of these 38 cases, six were of the B.1.351 (South Africa) variant, 30 of the B.1.1.7 (UK) variant, and […]
Sandigan convicts mayor, execs in irregular deals
MANILA – The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court has found a former Mountain Province mayor and other officials guilty of graft in connection with anomalous government contracts in 2009. The anti-graft court’s Third Division, in a decision penned by Associate Justice Ronald B. Moreno dated February 26 and recently made available online, sentenced the accused to up […]
Surigao Sur town to open tourist destinations March 1
BUTUAN CITY – After nearly a year of temporary closure due to the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the local government unit (LGU) of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur is set to open its tourist destinations starting March 1. “This move is yet another attempt at reviving and revitalizing the tourism industry and economy in […]
PNP all set to secure transport of Covid-19 vaccines
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) said all systems are in place to secure the speedy transport of the first batch of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech that will arrive in the country on Feb. 28. “PNP units are fully prepared to perform their assigned duties under the task organization of […]
Troops to pay for other vax if they don’t want Sinovac: AFP
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday said coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) inoculation is mandatory for all of its personnel but they have the option to choose among vaccine brands other than Sinovac at their own expense. “Thus, to get inoculated or not is not an option for the members of the […]
Journalists must be prioritized in vaccination: Go
DAVAO CITY – Media practitioners should be considered part of the priority groups for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination, Senator Christopher Lawrence Go said Thursday. In an interview on the sidelines of the distribution of assistance to fisherfolk in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS), Go underscored media’s role in informing the public about […]
Just one week, Galvez says of delayed vaccine arrival
MANILA – The delay in the arrival of the coronavirus vaccines from the World Health Organization-led COVAX Facility will take only one week, National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., assured on Friday. “I think the delay is only for one week,” Galvez, the country’s vaccine czar, said in an interview over ABS-CBN […]
PH ready to repatriate Filipinos in Myanmar
MANILA – The Philippines is ready to repatriate Filipinos in Myanmar after its military seized power and arrested the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top officials of the ruling National League for Democracy party, Malacañang said Monday. In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government’s top priority […]