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Media workers in vax list due to vital roles: PTFoMS
April 16, 2021, 4:26 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) lauded on Friday the decision of the Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) to include frontline media workers in the government’s priority list for Covid-19 vaccination. “The… Read More
PCOO exec lauds OPAV’s operational manual for vax rollout
April 15, 2021, 7:44 pm
CEBU CITY – An official of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Thursday lauded the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) for conceptualizing a manual for coordinated vaccination in the region. “We are very happy because of OPAV, Secretary Mike… Read More
PTFoMS bats for inclusion of media workers in A4 priority group
April 14, 2021, 4:31 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) is pushing for the inclusion of media workers in the government’s priority list for Covid-19 vaccination, citing their essential role as front-liners in providing news to the public about the deadly virus. In a letter addressed to… Read More
PEZA online job fair continues amid pandemic
April 8, 2021, 7:08 pm
MANILA – To fulfill its mandate of generating jobs and other economic opportunities, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has partnered with WorkBank Philippines Inc. to make job vacancies easily accessible to Filipinos seeking employment with PEZA-registered companies. This initiative… Read More
66 Visayas medical front-liners to help beat Covid-19 in NCR+
April 7, 2021, 4:10 pm
CEBU CITY – A total of 66 medical front-liners from Regions 7 and 8 were set to fly to Manila on Wednesday to respond to the call for volunteer healthcare workers (HCW) from other regions to help combat the latest surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the National Capital Region… Read More
Gov’t to put up ‘mobile hospitals’ for Covid-19 patients
April 5, 2021, 8:21 pm
MANILA – As more hospitals in Metro Manila are close to reaching full capacity for Covid-19 patients, a Palace official on Monday said the national government will be putting up “mobile hospitals” to attend to such cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this idea was raised in a… Read More
Bayanihan 3 can replenish OWWA aid funds
March 27, 2021, 4:42 pm
MANILA – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is looking forward to the passage of the Bayanihan 3 law to be able to replenish its funds for the Abot Kamay Ang Pagtulong (AKAP) Program. OWWA chief Hans Leo Cacdac said on Friday at the Laging Handa briefing that some 450,000… Read More
Run for VP in 2022, NorMin groups urge PRRD
March 27, 2021, 2:44 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Several groups from various sectors here and other parts of Northern Mindanao have joined the call for President Rodrigo Duterte to run for vice president in next year's elections.Elvira Go, convener of the VP Digong 2022 campaign, said Friday they wanted Duterte to be… Read More
BOC releases China's 400K Sinovac jabs donation
March 25, 2021, 3:44 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced on Thursday that the 400,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines donated by China have been released. In a statement, the bureau said the Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), has facilitated the immediate clearance and release of the vaccines… Read More
Palace backs proposed expanded cash aid for poor
March 25, 2021, 3:16 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday expressed support to Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go’s proposal to provide more assistance to poor Filipinos amid the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the country. “Sumasang-ayon po kami kay Senator Bong Go (We agree with… Read More
Go calls for add’l aid for poor Filipinos
March 25, 2021, 8:42 am
MANILA – Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go has appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado, and other concerned national government agencies to provide additional assistance to poor Filipinos through an expanded Social… Read More
Possible Duterte VP candidacy will put 1Sambayan to test
March 21, 2021, 5:08 pm
MANILA – If President Rodrigo Duterte decides to run for vice president in 2022, 1Sambayan’s claim that the Duterte administration is incompetent will be put to the test, a Palace official said on Sunday. In his commentary show “Counterpoint”, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador… Read More
Duterte to lead quincentennial event in Eastern Samar
March 17, 2021, 4:19 pm
TACLOBAN CITY - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will lead on Thursday the unveiling of a historical marker in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, identifying the Philippines’ role in the 500th anniversary (quincentennial) of the first circumnavigation of the world. The National Historical Commission of the… Read More
Zero possibility of ‘no election’ scenario: Gatchalian
March 14, 2021, 8:01 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday dismissed speculations that the presidential and local elections set in May next year may be postponed due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. "There would be zero possibility of a no election scenario because of the pandemic," he… Read More
‘Count me out’ of presidential race: Go
March 11, 2021, 10:13 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday said he would not join the presidential race in the upcoming 2022 national elections. In a statement, Go said President Rodrigo Duterte's remark regarding the lawmaker's supposed plan to run for president next year was just a casual joke.… Read More
Bong Go wants to be president: PRRD
March 11, 2021, 7:21 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go is eyeing the presidential seat next year, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday. Duterte made the announcement when he introduced Go during the inauguration of the newly-constructed Port Operations Building at the Port of Dumaguete in… Read More
Cebu leaders urge Duterte to run for VP in 2022 polls
March 11, 2021, 4:19 pm
CEBU CITY – Cebu politicians allied with PDP-Laban have signed a unified manifesto urging President Rodrigo Duterte to run for vice president (VP) in the 2022 elections. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, vice chairman of PDP-Laban, was in Cebu City late Wednesday for a private meeting with Cebu… Read More
Go-Duterte tandem dominates Pulse Asia poll
March 10, 2021, 4:47 pm
MANILA – Filipino voters prefer Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go and President Rodrigo Duterte to be the respective president and vice president of the country in 2022, according to the pre-election survey conducted by private polling firm Pulse Asia. Pulse Asia, in its February 10 to… Read More
Duterte praises Bong Go, calls him ‘president’
March 6, 2021, 12:43 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday heaped praise on Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go and even called the lawmaker “president.” Duterte made the oblique hint about Go’s possible presidential bid in 2022 during the joint meeting of national and regional task forces to end… Read More
Go opens 102nd Malasakit Center in Angeles City
March 4, 2021, 7:38 pm
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – A one-stop-shop Malasakit Center that will provide more medical assistance to financially-challenged residents was launched at the Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center (RLMMC) here on Thursday. Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong" Go led the launching of the second… Read More
