Cops with COVID-19 to get P50k cash aid – PNP chief
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas ordered to give P50,000 cash aid to police officers who tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, a cop who was hospitalized in the line of duty would get financial...
Organizers of Boracay Halloween party penalized – mayor
Malay, Aklan Mayor Frolibar Bautista said Tuesday that the organizers of a Halloween party held in Boracay island despite the quarantine restrictions were already penalized. Bautista revealed in a radio interview that the party occurred...
UP to implement no fail policy this semester
No student of the University of the Philippines (UP) will implement a no fail policy this semester, the university's Office of the Student Regent (OSR) said Thursday. "UP to implement a no fail policy this...
Revisiting dam protocols is a must – Legarda
Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda urged Thursday operators to revisit and update their dam protocols after the massive flooding in Cagayan and Isabela, partly due to Magat Dam's water release.
"I believe all dams, including Magat...
Areas with over 3,000 active cases to receive vaccines first – Galvez
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday that areas with over 3,000 active cases of COVID-19 would be given priority in the government’s immunization effort that is expected to start next year. In an interview...
Teenage pregnancies may spike in calamity-hit areas – Gatchalian
The government should be mindful of the possible increase in teenage pregnancies in calamity-hit areas, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday. “Ang epekto ng pandemya ay isa nang posibleng sanhi ng pagdami ng mga batang ina...
