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MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has ratified the guidelines on the pilot implementation of granular lockdowns and alert levels system in Metro Manila, Malacañang announced on Monday n... Read full article
MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will base its decision on the new alert level classifications in the country after March 15 on the “latest” coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and alert l... Read full article
MANILA – No need for the next administration to procure additional vaccines for this year’s Covid-19 inoculation program, according to vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., on Wednesday, noting that the country has enough supplies.... Read full article
MANILA – Wealthy nations should compensate developing countries like the Philippines for the damage caused by climate change, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said on Monday night.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) said the presidential yacht which was repurposed into a floating hospital, BRP Ang Pangulo (ACS-25), provided medical aid to 235 patients to Typhoon Odette-battered Siargao Island from January 6 to 7.... Read full article
MANILA – The government is still waiting for the recommendation from government experts before administering Sinovac’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine for children 6 years old and above, a health official said Tuesday.... Read full article
MANILA – Local government units (LGUs) are all-out in their support for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) which allows marginalized registrants to open bank accounts even without an initial deposit.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippines has already administered 95,982,996 doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine nationwide, with 40,693,310 Filipinos now fully protected against the dreaded disease.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday strongly urged the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to make necessary reforms to address the deficiencies identified by the European Union in the country's seafarers’ education, training,... Read full article
MANILA – The death toll for Typhoon Odette which battered the Visayas and Mindanao in December last year rose to 407, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday.... Read full article