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Given the threat of the Delta variant of COVID-19, President Rodrigo Duterte warned of the possibility that the government will re-implement stricter policies to prevent such disease. The President made the statement after the Department of Health confirmed that there are local cases of Delta variant in the country. In Talk to the People last […]

The number of vaccines against COVID-19 has reached more than 15.09 million. According to the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Task Force Against COVID-19 as of Sunday (July 18, 2021), a total of 15,096,261 vaccines against the infectious disease have been injected. Of the said number, 10,388,188 were given the first dose while […]

More than 5,000 new cases of Coronavirus Disease or COVID-19 have been reported in the Philippines. According to the latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday (July 15), there have been 1,490,665 confirmed cases of infectious diseases in the country. Of the said number, 45,495 or 3.1 percent were active cases. The […]

The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that on September 13, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the resumption of classes in the country this year. Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the aforementioned date is among the options she gave to President Duterte that could be the beginning of the School Year (SY) 2021 – 2022. He said […]

More than 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Moderna arrived in the Philippines on Thursday, July 15. The vaccines arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) around 12:54 p.m. Of the said number, 194,400 doses of the vaccine were purchased by the government while 56,400 were purchased by the private sector. It will be […]

President Rodrigo Duterte has already received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm. In the photos posted on the Facebook account of Sen. Christopher Go, Health Sec. Francisco Duque III re -vaccinated President Duterte. In his message to reporters, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque confirmed that the Chief Executive has been fully vaccinated. […]

An increase in the price of petroleum products will be re -implemented. Based on the announcement of Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Shell, and Seaoil, there will be an additional P0.60 per liter of diesel while the price of gasoline will be increased by P1.15. Caltex, Seaoil and Shell will have a P0.65 surcharge per liter […]

San Jose Del Monte City Rep. Rida Robes said that the bill will be enacted in the Lower House of Congress so that the public can participate in the deliberation of the annual fund in Congress. Robes, chairman of the House Committee on People’s Participation, said the bill is important because it will make the […]

The Department of Education (DepEd) has accepted the World Bank’s (WB) apology for the released synthesis report which stated that students in the Philippines are scared when it comes to Math, Science and English. The report is titled ‘Improving student learning outcomes and well-being in the Philippines: What are international assessments telling us?’. “Beyond admitting […]

The number of Filipinos who said they were poor has increased. This is according to a survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS) in which 49 percent of Filipinos said they were poor. The face-to-face survey was conducted from April 28 to May 2. In the said survey there were 33 percent who were […]