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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...

MMDA warns people who plan to get booster shots: ‘Mahuhuli at mahuhuli kayo’

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairperson Benhur Abalos warned individuals who plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in a different local government unit (LGU) that they may be jailed.

Davao City residents warned against illegal collection of vax fees

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte warned residents against individuals who collect fees in exchange for vaccination slot reservation in the city.

DOH-7 logs 19 new Delta variant cases

About 19 new COVID-19 Delta variant cases in Cebu are locally transmitted, the Department of Health (DOH) Region 7 said on Wednesday (Aug. 25).

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