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Ani at Kita: DA’s APTC program aids agriculture sector amid pandemic

The Department of Agriculture (DA) perceives its “Agri-Pinoy Trading Center” program (APTC) as a solution to the challenge faced by the agriculture sector in transporting goods to various areas amid the...

DILG: LGUs to play vital role in shift to granular lockdowns

Local government units (LGUs) will be at the forefront of determining the quarantine status in their areas as part of the country's possible shift to granular lockdowns, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Friday.

DOH exec: Step-down care facilities will help in hospital decongestion

The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated the need for a step-down care facility to help the decongestion of hospitals.

DILG exec asserts StaySafe app’s efficiency

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday (Aug. 26) said the StaySafe app used in contact tracing is effective in the country’s fight against COVID-19 following the statement of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on how the app has “almost no impact” in the government’s contact tracing efforts.

QC asks PSA to correct its “impossible” 2020 census data: Some QC barangays supposedly lost 50% of population

The Quezon City government on Thursday appealed to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to validate its 2020 census after the agency reported that the city’s population grew by only 23,932 from...

Muntinlupa passes ordinance against illegal COVID-19 booster jab

The Muntinlupa local government unit (LGU) passed an ordinance against individuals who will illegally get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.   Under the ordinance number 2021-262, the LGU will impose a fine of...

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