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(Eagle News) – Malacanang announced on Tuesday, Sept. 1, that religious services in General Community Quarantine (GCQ) areas in the country, including Metro Manila, would be back to the limited 10 percent of the seating capacity of worship venues. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this in a Laging Handa press briefing on Tuesday, as he stressed that it was only decided this morning that the previous limitation of only 10 persons attending religious gatherings […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the newly-designated chief of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) former National Bureau of Investigation director Dante Gierran to find out who were the Philhealth officials who should be charged in court and put to jail, including their accomplices outside the agency. Duterte also directed Gierran to reshuffle the heads and officials of the different Philhealth regional offices. “Si Gierran, he is a lawyer and an […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte lauded the men in uniform fighting terrorism in the country as he honored the soldiers who were killed in the Aug. 24 terrorist bombing in Jolo, Sulu. In his talk to the troops in Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista Headquarters in Jolo, Sulu, President Duterte also vowed to give all the support needed by the soldiers to fight terrorism amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “To our troops, I stand in solidarity […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Sunday, Aug. 30 the blast site of the twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu that killed seven soldiers, one policeman and six civilians and wounded 75 others, offering flowers and condolences to the kin of those who died. The President also addressed the soldiers in Jolo in his “talk to troops” at the headquarters of the Joint Task Force Sulu, honoring those who died as well as […]
PHL, one of 5 countries outside Russia to join Sputnik V Phase 3 clinical trials starting October (Eagle News) – The Philippine government said it already has a “confidentiality data agreement” with the Russian government so details regarding the results of the Russian clinical trials on its vaccine against COVID-19, Sputnik V, would be given to the Philippines. “The Department of Science and Technology said that this is important so Philippine experts can analyze the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is still in his hometown in Davao City and has not yet returned to Malacanang as a precautionary measure because of the high number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, his spokesperson Harry Roque said. He said that some members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and other employees in Malacanang have tested positive for COVID-19. Because of this, the PSG decided that it is safer for the […]
No intermediary to stop corruption (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said subsidies and financial aid for the poor and other sectors should be digitized and pass through banks so the recipient can get their benefits directly. In his address to the nation, the President said this after the report of the Department of Finance that recommended direct distribution to beneficiaries through banks for future subsidy programs, including those related to COVID-19. -Wage subsidy […]
-President Duterte to make sure funds are used properly (Eagle News) — Malacanang has detailed the allocations for the P165.5 billion stimulus package under Bayanihan 2 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act that includes a P25.5 billion standby fund which would be used to buy COVID-19 test kits, medicines, and vaccines against the virus. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the funds would help the Philippine economy recover amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Mataas […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte called on Filipinos to “emulate” the courage of the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., during this time of pandemic as the country commemorated “Ninoy Aquino Day” on Friday, Aug. 21. “Today, we honor the late Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr., whose life, work and impact on governance have uplifted the lives of many, especially the oppressed and marginalized,” President Duterte said in his message. “As this important […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Russia and China for offering to the Philippines the vaccines they are developing against COVID-19. Duterte said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have both offered to help the country address its COVID-19 problems by offering the vaccines which their scientists are developing to fight the virus. “As I have stated time and again repeatedly that the only salvation available to humankind at this […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) Metro Manila and the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan, from the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) protocol which ends Tuesday, Aug. 18. President Duterte made the announcement on Monday night, Aug. 17, a day before the end of the MECQ protocols in the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces. These areas join other provinces and cities previously placed under GCQ, namely Nueva […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education announced on Friday, Aug. 14, that the opening of classes in Metro Manila and other provinces currently under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine will be moved to October 5, from the original plan of Aug. 24. “We hope that this is the final adjustment for the school opening,” said Education Secretary Leonor Briones amid the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal which […]
