MANILA – There are is no better way to stop the coronavirus stain Delta variant from entering the country than by imposing strict quarantine policies and border controls. National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid medical adviser Dr. Ted Herbosa said Thursday the Philippines should not let its guard down as the Delta variant remains a threat. […]
PRRD yet to receive 2nd dose of Covid-19 jab: Palace
DAVAO CITY — Contrary to the claim of Presidential Security Group commander Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to receive his second dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine, Malacañang said on Friday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made the clarification after said the President has been fully vaccinated. “Gen. Durante […]
Solon wants to revive House subpanel on Marawi rehab
MANILA – A party-list lawmaker from Mindanao on Tuesday emphasized the need to revive the House sub-committee on Marawi Recovery, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation to help oversee the necessary actions that will hasten the post-disaster recovery and normalization of the most affected communities in Marawi City, four years after it was laid to siege. In a press […]
SC reprimands Davao judge for ‘texting’ case participants
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has warned a judge in Davao for texting parties in a pending case before his sala. In a six-page resolution recently published online by the SC, the court’s second division found Davao del Sur Regional Trial Court Branch 15 Judge Mario Duaves guilty of violating the New Code of […]
New bus routes connects Mindanao people despite the pandemic
DAVAO CITY – A bus company strengthened its operations despite the challenge in the movement of people in the midst of the pandemic as it added new routes to cater to Mindanao’ans. Celer Estologa, Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) legal and media relations manager said the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Region 10 recently […]
Duterte raises pork tariff, cuts rice import duty
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte signed two executive orders (EOs) on Saturday modifying the rates of import duty on pork products and rice. Upon the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority Board, the President signed EO 135 to temporarily reduce the Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rates on imported rice and EO 134 […]
Sulu Task Force Covid-19 bans Eid’l Fitri gatherings
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Congregational, group prayer, and other public and private social gatherings related to the celebration next week of Eid’l Fitri 2021 have been temporarily suspended in Sulu province. In an executive order on Friday, Gov. Abdusakur Tan, chairperson of the Sulu Task Force coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), imposed a temporary ban on all […]
US, PH ‘successfully’ conclude child protection compact
MANILA – A total of 356 child victims of online sexual exploitation have been assisted while 97 traffickers were arrested through the four-year Philippine-United States Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership that successfully concluded this month, the US Embassy in Manila reported Thursday. During the final high-level dialogue on CPC, US State Department’s Office to Monitor […]
Olay named new PNP spokesperson
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Debold Sinas, on Friday named Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Olay as the new spokesperson of the police force and head of its Public Information Office. Olay, a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1990, replaces Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana who will retire from the service upon turning […]
PRRD sends condolences to Britain’s royal family
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday extended his condolences to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II following the passing of her husband, Prince Philip. “On behalf of the Filipino people, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte extends his deep condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the passing of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, […]
Davao City Covid-19 ‘low risk’ area: IATF
DAVAO CITY— The National Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has classified this city as a ‘low risk’ area’ for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Davao City Information Office (CIO) said Tuesday. CIO said the classification released by the IATF on April 3 was based on two indicators: the low […]
Public urged to await FDA move on application for Ivermectin use
MANILA – Malacañang on Monday urged the public to wait for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act on an application for the use of Ivermectin as a potential anti-Covid medication. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this statement after rejecting rumors that President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the Department of Health (DOH) to authorize the […]
Marawi mayor tests positive for Covid-19
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Marawi City Mayor MajulGandamra tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), he announced Sunday. In a statement he issued after the test results came out Sunday night, Gandamra said he got infected with the disease “despite careful and religious observance of minimum health protocols”. “While our guards are lowered down […]