Some 263,931 children aged 5 to 11 years old have been successfully vaccinated against the coronavirus since the start of pediatric rollout this month, the Department of Health said.
The Philippine Coconut Authority and the Philippine Army signed a revised memorandum of understanding, allowing the agency to help the army in utilizing sites in reservations that are appropriate for coconut production.
Presidential aspirant Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso vowed to strengthen agriculture and education to ensure the country's food security at a time of pandemic.
UniTeam senatorial aspirant Harry Roque promised to address the huge salary disparity between government and private hospital nurses at the forefront of the country's battle against Covid-19.
The country's vaccine czar wants to make sure that areas with low Covid-19 vaccination coverage can catch up with other regions that have already inoculated 70 percent of their target population.
Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, is reminding candidates for the May elections and their supporters to abide by the campaign rules set by the Commission on Elections as supported by the Department of Interior and Local Government.
The de-escalation of the National Capital Region from Alert Level 3 to the less stringent Alert Level 2 starting February 1 is a sign that the public observed health protocols and other guidelines to contain the Covid-19 surge, according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday.
Under its PHP365 billion Bond Programme, BDO Unibank, Inc. (the "Bank") successfully raised PHP52.7 billion in Peso-denominated Fixed-Rate ASEAN Sustainability Bonds.
The local government units outside the National Capital Region will decide whether to implement the “no vaccine, no ride” policy, an official of the Department of Transportation on Thursday.