The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday announced the physical closure of courts in the National Capital Region and the nearby provinces included in the bubble.
Senator Win Gatchalian bats for institutionalizing the Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) program to help parents meet the learning needs of their children and provide them with socio-emotional support.
Rep. Jose Singson Jr. of Party-list Probinsiyano Ako heads the call to modify the minimum age to smoke from the current legal age of 18 to 21 years old. The bill is planned to be deliberated and passed before the start of the May 2022 elections.
Galvez, also the country's vaccine czar, said the number represents 24 percent of over 1.7 million total healthcare workers nationwide targeted to be vaccinated.
HONTIVEROS: "Kailangang bilisan dahil napakabilis din ng pagkalat ng virus. Marami na ang naikonsiderang 'new poor' na nawalan ng trabaho at kabuhayan na kailangang makatanggap ng cash assistance mula sa gobyerno."
The House of Representatives has declared work suspension until Wednesday amid the upsurge of COVID-19 cases in the country, particularly in the National Capital Region.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday admitted that closing businesses amid a spike in Covid-19 cases nationwide would spell “disaster” for the Philippine economy.
In a virtual meeting with President Rodrigo Duturte, Galvez said additional 400,000 doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac jabs donated by the Chinese-government will arrive on March 24.