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Villanueva: COVID-19 vaccination program law leaves no more room for alibis in delays
SENATOR Joel Villanueva is confident that the newly-signed COVID-19 vaccination program law will help end the lack of vaccines "and erase the shame of our being last in the ASEAN to get one." Because the measure increases the number of buyers, removes taxes, relaxes...
PRRD, Sen. Bong Go to witness turnover ceremony of Sinovac
SENATOR Christopher "Bong" Go, said that he and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will personally witness the turnover ceremony of the first batch of Sinovac vaccines which are slated to arrive in the country on February 28. The Sinovac vaccines, which are the country's...
Marikina River dredging
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has commenced its operations to dredge an estimated 50,000 cubic meters of soil, sand, and silt along Marikina River in an effort to increase its capacity in handling rainwater and prevent overflow. Citing a report...
Kasong kriminal vs Meralco, MVP, et al, naisampa na
MAHAHARAP sa jail term ang ilang matataas na opisyal ng Manila Electric Company o Meralco, makaraang magsampa ng ksong kriminal si veteran newsman at Primo Newsweek online columnist Eduardo “Dodo” Rosario, Jr., laban sa kanilang dahil sa tinaguriang “bills shock” na...
Dominguez orders BOC to guard vs pork smuggling
FINANCE Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has directed the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to keep a tighter watch over the possible misdeclaration or misclassification of pork shipments entering the country by importers attempting to dodge the correct payment of tariffs on...
Face-to-face classes, di pa matutuloy
HINDI sinang-ayunan ni Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte ang suhestiyon na magkaroon nan g face-to-face classes dahil sa patuloy na paglaganap ng COVID-19 sa bansa. “Nagdesisyon na ang Presidente ha: wala pa rin po tayong face-to-face classes sa bansa,” ayon kay...
Bong Go reiterates: “Vaccine rollout first before relaxing quarantine restrictions”
AMID proposals to relax Metro Manila community quarantine status from general community quarantine to modified general community quarantine, Senator Christopher "Bong" reiterated his position to allow the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines first before relaxing further...
Pin down travel agency involved in new pastillas scam
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Monday called on the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to identify the travel agency involved in the new pasillas scam, in which Chinese nationals allegedly pay P550,000 each for seamless entry into the country. "Akala ko COVID-19 lang...
2 ROAD SECTIONS IN CARAGA CLOSED DUE TO AURING
AS of Monday, February 22, 2021, two (2) national road sections in Region 13 are impassable due to scoured bridge slope protection and road slip brought by Tropical Storm Auring. Citing a report from the Department of Public Works and Highways Bureau of Maintenance,...