The National Housing Authority (NHA), in coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines Real Estate Office (AFPREO) and Philippine Sports Commission, facilitated the turnover of the awarded house and lot units to Staff Sgt. Hidilyn Diaz and Sgt. Eumir Felix Marcial on Sept. 2.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is investing about P8.4 million to explore the possible use of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as adjunctive therapy for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
The Department of Health (DOH) reported that as of Sept 3, 2021, P14.3 billion worth of benefits for healthcare workers has been disbursed covering the period of Sept. 15 to Dec. 19, 2020 (Period 1) and Dec. 20, 2020, to June 30, 2021 (Period 2).
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar ordered on Sunday, Sept. 5, all chiefs of police and other area commanders to intensify the accounting of all loose firearms in the country.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to improve their management of municipal waters and even assured them of its support in protecting municipal waters and local aquatic resources in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), particularly in strengthening law enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing on Sunday, Sept. 5.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is preparing to launch on Oct. 21 (tentative date) a biosafety level 2+ (BSL-2+) laboratory for the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP).
