[ad_1] MIND THE GAP Passengers aboard this new minibus on the Roces-Cubao route, Quezón City, maintain their distance of 0.7 meters from each other following the new rules established by the Department of Transportation. The new regulation reduces the distance between passengers on the previous subway to contain the spread …
Read More »More PhilHealth Officials Can Be Charged – DOJ
[ad_1] Secretary of Justice Menardo Guevarra. (Philippine Daily Inquirer file photo) MANILA, Philippines – Attorney General Menardo Guevarra said Tuesday that the investigation into alleged mass corruption at Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will continue and that “more people may be charged.” Malacañang also said that the recommendation of a …
Read More »Apple’s ‘Time Flies’ Event: Top 9 Announcements
[ad_1] Apple just wrapped up its “Time Flies” event, its first fall event this year, and while we’re still waiting for new iPhones, the company rolled out the new Apple watches and iPads. And just like this year’s WWDC, we get all the news through a video streamed online; there …
Read More »Robredo pushes for more COVID-19 tests as 30,000 daily ‘are no longer enough’
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo believes that to maintain the country’s progress in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the government would need to conduct more tests, as the 30,000 coronavirus tests per day “may no longer be sufficient. “. In an interview with the GMA news …
Read More »The COVID-19 pandemic shows the urgent need for a Medical Reserve Corps – Go
[ad_1] Senator Christopher Go (Photo from his office) MANILA, Philippines – The COVID-19 pandemic, which has caught many countries off guard, should be a lesson for the Philippines to implement policies and systems that better prepare it for any similar medical crises that may arise in the future, Sen Christopher …
Read More »The lack of a system in the COVID-19 response is a bigger problem than Duque – Robredo
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – With most members of the opposition and even some of the administration’s allies calling for the resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, some have been curious why Vice President Leni Robredo has not intervened. Robredo revealed his reason on Tuesday during the GMA News show …
Read More »FDI inflows in June are the highest in 3 months
[ad_1] A customer wearing a protective mask dines inside a restaurant at the SM Mall of Asia complex in Pasay City, Metro Manila, September 8 – VEEJAY VILLAFRANCA / BLOOMBERG Net inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Philippines increased for the second month in a row in June …
Read More »Robredo makes a courtesy visit to the head of AFP, Gapay
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay, on Tuesday as he was unable to attend the change of command ceremony in last august. Robredo said that during his …
Read More »Hontiveros ‘disappointed’ asks DOJ to ‘double check’ after Duque was barred from raps over PhilHealth mess
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Risa Hontiveros expressed disappointment that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III was not included in the charges recommended by a multi-agency task force against various officials for alleged wrongdoing at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation ( PhilHealth). In a message to reporters Tuesday, Hontiveros asked the …
Read More »More health workers are needed to fight Covid-19
[ad_1] The Department of Health (DOH) calls on all qualified healthcare workers to heed the government’s call to apply for jobs under the department’s emergency hiring program. The DOH admitted that it is still short of more than 2,600 medical workers to help the country fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Of …
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