MANILA – The chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Wednesday said the funding source for the PHP500 monthly subsidy for poor families could come from existing... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday night confirmed that a Filipino national was injured in the attempted Houthi drone attack at the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia.... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Leopoldo Laroya is set to formally retire from service on Thursday, after more than “38 years of public service.”... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippines is expecting to receive the first batch of government-procured one million doses of the one-shot Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine this month and another 190,000 doses of Sputnik V (Component 2)...... Read full article
MANILA – A measure seeking to improve the quality of student teachers and teachers by further strengthening the Teacher Education Council has hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives.... Read full article
MANILA – Only fully vaccinated individuals, with some exceptions, will be allowed to take public transportation beginning January 17, a Department of Transportation (DOTr) official said Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The subnational laboratories of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) will have the capacity to test vaccine-preventable diseases – measles, rubella, Japanese encephalitis, and rotavirus this year.... Read full article
MANILA – Sinovac’s CoronaVac, a Chinese vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), can now be used for pediatric vaccination after getting an approval from Philippine authorities.... Read full article
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday reported that over 20 criminal cases have been filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for violation of Customs and other laws since January 2022.... Read full article
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