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MANILA – The United States government has donated to the Supreme Court (SC) PHP4.2 million worth of videoconferencing equipment in support of the tribunal’s efforts to mitigate risks from face-to-face court hearings during the coronavirus pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – Employment opportunities await Filipino migrant workers in Qatar as the host nation will be hosting an international event in November, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Doha reported on Friday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 2,232 new cases of Covid-19, marking five consecutive days that Covid-19 cases fell below the 3,000 mark.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma senatorial candidate Dr. Minguita Padilla urged the government to put a cap on the price of anti-coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) drug molnupiravir and educate the public more about its proper use to prevent them from buyi... Read full article
MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Thursday said several government-owned coronavirus disease (Covid-19) treatment hospitals in Quezon City received a total of PHP1.3 billion in additional funds this year under the 2022 national budget.... Read full article
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday said small retail stores (sari-sari stores) could secure authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to sell over-the-counter (OTC) medicines.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine government has reiterated its push for the early conclusion of an "effective and substantive" Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday said the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Elevated Extension Project could help spur the country's economic recovery from the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – As the nation is caught up on the election fever and the continuous fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Million Trees Foundation, Inc. (MFTI) is diligently fulfilling its commitment to protect the environment.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine government gets a boost in its vaccination and anti-coronavirus campaign as the Korean government on Tuesday donated 34 refrigerated trucks and four service vans valued at USD1.5 million (approximately PHP77 million).... Read full article