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DILG to release uniform travel protocols

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to release a memorandum circular on the uniform travel protocols for local government units (LGUs). According to the DILG, it has been...

DILG to seek more budget for contact tracing

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be requesting additional fund allocation under the proposed Bayanihan 3 to sustain the country’s contact tracing program. The Philippines has 254,000 contact...

NTF Chairman suggests return of stringent implementation of health protocols

National Task Force against COVID-19 (NTF) Chairman and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana suggested the return of stringent implementation of health protocols amidst the rise in the Coronavirus...

Palace: We have been managing the COVID-19 very well

Malacañang reiterated the country has been managing the COVID-19 situation “very well” exactly a year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as a pandemic. “Ang importante po nababawasan natin iyong...

OCTA urges LGUs to implement liquor ban, stricter age restrictions

The OCTA Research Team urged local government units (LGUs) to implement a liquor ban and stringent age restrictions to prevent the increase in the number of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. The...

COVID-19 vax reportedly effective vs. variants may arrive next quarter

An additional batch of COVID-19 vaccine supply from an Asian pharmaceutical firm might arrive in the Philippines during the second or third quarter of 2021. Indian Ambassador Shambu Kumaran confirmed on Thursday...

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