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MANILA – The chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts on Monday stressed the need to make a more economical, yet equally effective, child pneumonia vaccines accessible to the public to help save the government billions of pesos in losses.... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Monday lauded the signing into law of a measure that raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16, describing it as "a major step forward" toward justice and equality.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged the next administration to adopt “good practices” that are currently being implemented in the fight against Covid-19, noting that these would come in handy should there be another global health threa... Read full article
MANILA – The government is targeting to administer 1.8 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the fourth National Vaccination Day from March 10 to 12, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 consultant Ma. Paz Corrales said on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Army (PA) and the US Army Pacific (USARPAC) formally started the 20-day "Salaknib" Exercise that aims to deepen interoperability between the two armies at the 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) headquarters in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva... Read full article
MANILA – The 45-day public works ban that will take effect on March 25 should be implemented in a way that it “will not affect jobs nor delay the completion of infrastructure projects in calamity areas,” Senator Joel Villanueva said on Sunday.... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – Heavy rains prompted the cancellation of the first day of resumption of limited face-to-face classes on Monday for over 7,000 learners here as the city government issued a directive suspending work and classes in all levels.... Read full article
MANILA – A total of 128,037 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) or 58 percent of the fully vaccinated have already received their booster doses against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Sunday.... Read full article
MANILA – The low pressure area (LPA) last tracked 135 kilometers east northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur will bring rains over many parts of the country, the weather bureau said on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) vowed that solid waste management will remain a top priority to reach its goal of approving the 10-year solid waste management plans (SWMPs) of more local government units (LGUs) nat... Read full article
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