[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte once again defended Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, saying the latter did not steal money. “Yung Congress knew i-suspend yes Duque, I said ‘What for?’ … On what basis would I base my decision? [on]? “Duterte said in a public speech broadcast Monday. …
Read More »Chamber prepared to transmit to the Senate the proposed P4.5T budget for 2021
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives is transmitting to the Senate on Tuesday its approved version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) of 2021 or the proposed national budget of P4.5 trillion for next year. Spokesman Lord Allan Velasco said the record budget was designed to further strengthen …
Read More »House of Representatives to transmit 2021 budget to Senate before deadline
[ad_1] The House of Representatives will transmit to the Senate on Tuesday its version of the P4.506 trillion General Appropriations Bill of 2021, said the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lord Allan Velasco. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News / Archive MANILA— The House of Representatives will transmit its version of …
Read More »The Ombudsman can suspend officials responsible for delayed aid in localities
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 27) – President Rodrigo Duterte again warned public officials that the Ombudsman’s Office could hold them accountable for delaying the distribution of cash aid to Filipinos affected by the pandemic. In his taped address to the nation on Tuesday, Duterte once again expressed his …
Read More »Duterte keeps Metro Manila under GCQ until November 30
[ad_1] President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public statement at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila, on October 14, 2020. Robinson Niñal, Presidential Photo MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that Metro Manila’s 12 million residents would remain under general community quarantine, the third strictest of 4 …
Read More »OCTA Investigation: Red Cross Trial Detention Halved COVID-19 Cases Reported in NCR, Nearby Regions
[ad_1] CUT COSTS. A Red Cross worker takes a swab sample from a patient at the Philippine Red Cross laboratory in Mandaluyong City in April. – APPLICATION PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – A group of experts monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the country has urged the government to resolve the impasse …
Read More »18 LGUs Classified as High Risk COVID-19 Areas – OCTA Research
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: An undated scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the US, Emerging from the surface of cells (blue / pink) grown in the laboratory. NIAID-RML / Prospectus via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS …
Read More »These Pinoy influencers are excited about the newest craze for health benefits desserts!
[ad_1] These Pinoy influencers are excited about the newest craze for health benefits desserts! Gerald Dizon (Philstar.com) – October 27, 2020 – 10:22 am MANILA, Philippines – Since the pandemic kept people in their homes for long periods of time, it is not that difficult to imagine how everyone’s hobbies, …
Read More »Duterte wants a government-to-government agreement on the purchase of the COVID-19 vaccine
[ad_1] President Rodrigo Roa Duterte speaks to the people after holding a meeting with the core members of the Interagency Working Group on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at Matina Enclaves in Davao City on October 26, 2020. ARMAN BAYLON / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte directed the …
Read More »PHL Red Cross Cited for Key Role in Covid Response
[ad_1] RECOGNIZING his “extraordinary achievements” in the country’s fight against Covid-19 and in providing humanitarian assistance, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) praised the Philippine Red Cross, as it also set the world standard for its testing capacity which has reached more than one million …
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