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President Rodrigo Duterte reinstated Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal from the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from August 4 to August 18. This follows the recommendation of the Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after a group of medical workers spoke to him. While The President was initially sympathetic in tone as…

The Commission on the Filipino Language (KWF) is already working with partner agencies for the purpose of ensuring that the Filipino language is used during the pandemic. This year’s Language Month theme focuses on the importance of Filipino and indigenous languages ​​in the country as the most effective weapon towards gaining the understanding of the…

The total number of confirmed victims of COVID-19 has hit more than 100,000 in the country, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The agency set a new record of 5,032 new confirmed cases, raising the total to 103,185. Of the aforementioned number of new cases, 2,114 were from fresh cases or confirmed cases whose…

President Rodrigo Duterte reinstated Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal from the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from August 4 to August 18. This follows the recommendation of the Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after a group of medical workers spoke to him. The president made the announcement after he convened several…

Sen. Cynthia Villar clarified that government leaders should work hard to resolve the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) pandemic on the country’s economy as well as the health sector. Villar did this after being criticized on social media following his contempt for the medical community’s call for the return of the entire Metro…

Yesterday, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson insisted that the government should heed the appeal of health care workers to put Metro Manila in enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for the next two weeks. According to Lacson, there is a basis and Malacañang should take the appeal seriously because life should be given more consideration. “The request of…

The Department of Health (DOH) has ensured that it supports whatever is best for medical frontliners who are constantly helping the country to stop the spread of COVID-19. This is after nurses and doctors slapped the national government to subject Mega Manila to a two-week enhanced community quarantine as new recorded cases of the deadly…

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director Gerald Bantag has decided to evict the informal settlers inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) for the Correctional Institure for Women (CIW) building. According to Bantag, the CIW in Mandaluyong is said to be the building of the Department for Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) so they plan to build…

MANILA – Some lawmakers in the House have complained to a committee there about a proposed tax on digital transactions. According to the members of the Makabayan bloc, it will only be a burden to the people if it progresses and becomes full law. “Regressive, anti-people, isang lazy na paraan para magbuwis sa mga mamamayan,”said…