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.
"Ang ating mga guro ay maituturing nating mga frontliners dahil isinasakripisyo nila ang kanilang kaligtasan para magpatuloy ang edukasyon sa gitna ng pandemya," Gatchalian urged.
The local government of Taytay on Saturday said vaccine confidence among its residents has increased since their rollout began while medical front-liners continue to avail of the Covid-19 jabs.
Comelec has shortened the hours of registration and ordered the suspension of satellite registration starting March 22 due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
The National Task Force Against COVID-19 allows all Filipinos to enter the country based on the revised memo on travel restrictions. Foreign nationals are suspended from entering the Philippines from March 22 to April 21.
Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar has drafted a proclamation for President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a state of national emergency to prevent the further spread of African swine fever.
The Senate has approved on second reading a bill extending the franchise of Dito Telecommunity for another 25 years after establishing safeguards concerning national security.
Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a measure seeking to provide direct cash assistance to small-scale farmers and municipal fisherfolk whose livelihoods have been most severely impacted by the prolonged lockdowns and economic recession brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.