Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is now under quarantine after he had close contact with some DFA officers who tested positive for the COVID-19.
The Department of Justice will await a formal request for adjudication if any is forthcoming from any of the concerned parties before it may rule on the contentious abrogation of a 31-year agreement between the University of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense.
"As a parent, I really feel sad for these (students) na mamatay sila ng ganito (they died just like that). So explain nila 'yan. If they can explain that, we will talk; if not, then forget it," Lorenzana said.
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has created a special body tasked to craft measures to end illegal activities related to real estate property and other housing projects.
Most local government units in the country preferred to acquire the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government said.
Some 14 district engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways allegedly involved in corruption have been relieved from their posts, Secretary Mark Villar said on Thursday.
"2020 has been an arduous year for all of us. But together, we survived it because our care and compassion prevailed amidst the chaos around us. Instead of breaking us, the Covid-19 pandemic strengthened us as a nation," Lorenzana said in his New Year's message.