DOT eyes subsidizing RT-PCR test cost of tourists
The Department of Tourism (DOT) eyes subsidize 50 percent of the RT-PCR or nasal swab test costs of tourists. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Tuesday DOT plans to sign an …
LGUs need to issue ordinances allowing minors inside malls
Local government units still need to issue ordinances allowing minors inside malls amid the pandemic, Joint Task Force COVID Shield chief clarified on Tuesday. Yesterday, the Department of Trade and …
GCQ remained to prevent COVID-19 surge during Christmas – Duque
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said general community quarantine (GCQ) remained over Metro Manila and other areas to prevent a COVID-19 surge during the Christmas holiday season. “There would be …
Woman hides on motel’s ceiling after being caught with lover
A woman hid on the ceiling of a motel after her seaman husband caught her entering with her lover at a motel in Mandaue City, Cebu, this Sunday. According to …
‘Pandemic’ wins Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year
The 2020 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year is pandemic. “That probably isn’t a big shock,” Peter Sokolowski, editor-at-large for Merriam-Webster, told The Associated Press. “Often, the big news story has …
Dismissed ex-Iloilo City mayor: ‘Coming from him?’
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog tweeted, “Coming from him?” after President Rodrigo Duterte announced he was among 64 government officials recently dismissed by the Ombudsman. However, the former …
10,721 high value targets arrested in Duterte’s war on drugs – PDEA
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency reported that a total of 10,721 high-value targets had been arrested during President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, which started in 2016. Government data showed the …
Duterte to communists: ‘Mga bobo naman’
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said communists do not have an ideology and were only after money and power. “There is no longer any ideology. Wala ‘tong mga komunista… Gusto …
Duterte to Lumads: You will become an ‘extinct tribe’
President Rodrigo Duterte warned Lumads would soon become an “extinct tribe” if their group members would continue to join the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army …
SPMC ‘overwhelmed’ by COVID-19 surge in Davao City – Galvez
A surge of COVID-19 cases in Davao City has “overwhelmed” Southern Philippines Medical Center, according to National Task Force COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday night. During President …
DTI: Allow children aged 7 and up inside malls
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) proposed to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Monday to allow children aged seven and older to enter malls as part of a program …
AFP spox: Soldiers carried Cullamat’s remains after NPA left her behind
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) denied Monday using the remains of slain Jevilyn Campos Cullamat, daughter of Bayan Muna party-list Representative Eufemia Campos Cullamat, as a war trophy. …
CHR calls out military for posing with Jevilyn Cullamat’s remains
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) called out Monday the military for posing with the lifeless body of Jevilyn Cullamat as an apparent display of victory against the New Peoples’ …
Alpha Phi Beta offers reward for info on missing lawyer
Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity, the fraternity of missing lawyer Ryan Oliva, offers a reward to any person who could give information on Oliva’s whereabouts. “The Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity is …
DOST: Mass COVID-19 vaccination may start by June-July 2021
An official from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Monday that the mass COVID-19 vaccination is expected to start by either June or July 2021. “Kung ang ibig …
Zarate: Death of Jevilyn Cullamat does not link Makabayan bloc to NPA
Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate denied Monday that the death of Jevilyn Cullamat, the daughter of Bayan Muna party-list Representative Eufemia Cullamat, is evidence of the Makabayn bloc’s link …
Deal with AstraZeneca may be canceled if vaccine fails to get FDA approval
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday the COVID-19 vaccine deal with AstraZeneca may be canceled if the vaccine fails to get the approval of the Food and Drugs Administration …
COVID-19 cases in PH may reach 500k by end-2020 – OCTA Research
The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines could hit 500,000 by the end of 2021, according to the OCTA Research team. The experts said the total number of cases …
GSIS to release Christmas cash gift of pensioners starting Dec.1
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) would start releasing the P3.3 billion worth of Christmas cash gifts for their 330,496 senior citizen and disability pensioners starting December 1. “Every year, our …
Gatchalian files Prepaid Load Forever Act
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian filed the Prepaid Load Forever Act, which aims to ban the expiry date of prepaid internet and mobile phone load. Gatchalian said people reply nowadays rely on …
Leachon: Economic centers should be prioritized in giving COVID-19 vaccines
Health expert Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said Monday the government should prioritize giving COVID-19 vaccine in Philippines’ economic centers. Leachon said the 70% of the country’s economic centers are found …
DPWH cut CamSur’s infra projects budget, not lawmakers – Yap
House Committee on Appropriations chair Eric Yap explained Monday that it was the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that reallocated the P386-million cut from CamSur (Camarines Sur) infrastructure …
Soldiers posing with Jevilyn Cullamat’s remains disrespectful – Renato Reyes
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Secretary-General Renato Reyes condemns the soldiers who posed in front of slain Jevilyn Cullamat, the daughter of Bayan Muna Representative Eufemia Cullamat. “To pose in front of the dead …
OCTA Research: Place Metro Manila under MGCQ in 2021
OCTA Research experts recommended placing Metro Manila under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) in 2021. In an interview on Dobol B sa News TV on Monday, Dr. Guido David said …
Makabayan bloc red-tagging now has basis – Lorenzana
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday the red-tagging of Makabayan bloc representatives now has a basis after Bayan Muna Representative Eufemia Campos Cullamat’s was killed in a military encounter against …
AFP grieves with Bayan Muna Rep. Cullamat over daughter’s death
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it gives with the family of Bayan Muna Representative Eufemia Cullamat after her daughter, Jevilyn Campos Cullamat, was killed encounter in Surigao …