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APEC members push for economic resilience, interconnectedness
August 1, 2023, 4:39 pm
JAKARTA – The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies start a group of meetings in Seattle, making a broad-based push to improve economic resilience and interconnectedness, enable an innovative environment for a sustainable future, and affirm an equitable future for all. Over… Read More
No Pfizer bivalent jabs yet in PH market: DOH
August 1, 2023, 3:48 pm
MANILA – Pfizer bivalent vaccine doses for the coronavirus disease 2019 have yet to become available in the local market, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Tuesday. In a statement, the DOH said it has not received any application from pharmacies that intend to store the bivalent jabs… Read More
Camiguin retains QR system amid lifting of Covid-19 emergency
July 31, 2023, 5:27 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Camiguin province will retain its Quick Response (QR) code system despite the lifting the state of public health emergency against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).In a statement Sunday evening, Governor Xavier Jesus Romualdo said the QR code system will be streamlined… Read More
PH daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 22%
July 31, 2023, 5:00 pm
MANILA – The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases declined by 22 percent from July 24 to 30, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 186 daily infections, a decline of 53 cases from the 239 recorded… Read More
Palaro athletes, delegates get free LRT-2 rides
July 31, 2023, 3:33 pm
MANILA – Student-athletes and delegates in this year's Palarong Pambansa get free rides at the LRT-2 from July 31 until Aug. 5. Apart from the athletes, coaches and trainers, national and local committee members, volunteers, technical workers, officials, medical staff and accredited media also… Read More
PBBM opens new nat’l museum in Cebu City
July 28, 2023, 9:20 pm
CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. encouraged Friday foreign and local tourists to visit the new museum in this first city in the Philippines to learn not only Cebu’s vast cultural and artistic assets, but also the country’s rich history. Marcos led the cutting of the ribbon and… Read More
AirAsia eyes $1-B investment for PH expansion
July 28, 2023, 8:49 pm
MANILA – The Philippines is continuously reaping the benefits of the three-day state visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to Malaysia after AirAsia’s Tan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes pledged to invest USD1 billion for the expansion of their operations in the Philippines. In a roundtable… Read More
CDO to expedite infra projects in response to COA report
July 28, 2023, 7:08 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government moved to fast-track delayed infrastructure projects in response to the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA). In a statement on Friday, Mayor Rolando Uy said more engineers, architects, and other personnel will be hired to cope with the increasing… Read More
DOH detects first 10 cases of EG.5 Omicron subvariant
July 27, 2023, 6:13 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has detected the first 10 cases of the EG.5 Omicron subvariant of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In its latest Covid-19 biosurveillance report released Thursday, the EG.5 cases were among the 160 samples sequenced by the Baguio General Hospital… Read More
Fintech firm renews SME financing partnership with DTI
July 26, 2023, 8:16 pm
MANILA – Philippine-based financial technology firm First Circle has renewed its partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to offer financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). First Circle shared on Wednesday that its general manager and head of finance Rhys McCoy signed… Read More
Cebu holds fusion of Kadiwa ng Pangulo, Serbisyo Caravan
July 26, 2023, 8:14 pm
CEBU CITY – The Cebu provincial government on Wednesday rolled out the first fusion of Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) and Serbisyo Caravan in the town of Alcoy where fresh farm produce, cheap rice, fish and locally made goods and delicacies were displayed at the pop-up stores. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia led… Read More
Business sector benefits from lifting of public health emergency
July 25, 2023, 8:02 pm
ILOILO CITY – The lifting of the state of public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) benefits the business sector as the pronouncement have boosted confidence. People flocked to business establishments following the announcement of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr… Read More
PBBM's priority measures seen as doable, 'not that complicated'
July 25, 2023, 6:51 pm
MANILA – A senator described on Tuesday President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s "wish list" for Congress during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) as "not that complicated and doable" as well. In a news release, Senator Sonny Angara lauded the President for delivering a very… Read More
Daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 14%
July 25, 2023, 3:34 pm
MANILA – The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases declined by 14 percent from July 17 to 23, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 239 daily infections, a decline of 38 cases from the 277 recorded… Read More
Local airlines no longer require face mask on flights
July 24, 2023, 6:57 pm
MANILA – Local carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific (CEB) and AirAsia Philippines announced Monday they are no longer requiring face masks on flights. The move comes as Malacañang announced over the weekend the lifting of the state of public health emergency due to the coronavirus… Read More
Lifting of public health emergency 'good for economy, tourism'
July 24, 2023, 5:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Lacson welcomed on Monday the lifting of the state of public health emergency declared due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, saying it would boost economic growth and tourism development. "There's no need anymore to wear a face… Read More
PBBM improves capacity of health facilities nationwide
July 24, 2023, 4:49 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has prioritized the increase in capability and in the number of health facilities nationwide. "Our healthcare system is undergoing structural enhancements. Last year, more than 3,400 projects were completed," Marcos said in his second State of the… Read More
PBBM lifts Covid-19 state of public health emergency
July 22, 2023, 2:35 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has formally lifted the state of public health emergency declared due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Malacañang announced on Saturday. Marcos on Friday issued Proclamation 297, lifting the nationwide declaration of a public health… Read More
Hand hygiene, simplest way to avoid infection: expert
July 21, 2023, 8:35 pm
MANILA – Healthcare workers and patients in hospitals are prone to infections and they can be best protected by basic hand hygiene. In a media Kapihan forum on Friday, National Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Program manager Dr. Charmaine Louise Lozada said basic hand hygiene involves… Read More
Sturdy Kidapawan classroom projects assure safety of IP students
July 21, 2023, 6:30 pm
DAVAO CITY – Some 450 indigenous people (IP) students in two indigenous communities in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, victims of a 2019 earthquake, stand to benefit from separate two-classroom buildings initiated by four donors. In a statement Friday, the Army’s 10th Infantry Division (ID),… Read More
