PTV Rewind brings you the highlights of the latest and relevant issues in the country this first week of May 2022.
PRRD halts e-sabong operations
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the closure of e-sabong (online cockfighting) operations on May 2 upon the recommendation of Interior Secretary Eduardo Año.
During his Talk to the People, Duterte said he initially allowed e-sabong because of the revenue it generates for the government, but eventually decided against it because “it was working against our values.”
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on May 5 that inflation rate rose to 4.9% in April from 0.4% in March.
The rise, highest since January 2019, is due to higher annual increase in the indices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, transport, housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels.
The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has officially endorsed the tandem of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential bet Sara Duterte-Carpio, as confirmed in a NET 25 newscast on May 3.
INC also included in its endorsements the candidacy for senator of Jejomar Binay, Alan Peter Cayetano, Guillermo Eleazar, Chiz Escudero, Jinggoy Estrada, JV Ejercito, Sherwin Gatchalian, Miguel Zubiri, Joel Villanueva, Loren Legarda, Robin Padilla, and Mark Villar.
OFW Hospital opens with partial ops
The country’s first hospital dedicated to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) began its operations on May 2 following its inauguration led by
President Rodrigo Duterte on May 1.
The 1.5-hectare OFW Hospital located in San Fernando, Pampanga will cater to the medical needs of OFWs and their dependents.
PRRD to successor: Brace up for skyrocketing oil prices
In his speech in Clark, Pampanga, President Duterte warned his successor to brace up for the possibility that escalating Ukraine-Russia tension could cause skyrocketing oil prices.
“Kawawa talaga itong susunod tingnan ninyo. Hindi na hihinto ‘yan. Every day, the prices will increase and increase and increase until we can have a stable situation in the whole, lahat ng countries, dito sa Pilipinas, maka-recover,” he said.
“Iyong giyera ngayon, it will not end. It’s an attrition. Iyong patagalan na shooting each other there,” he added.
PHAPi backs placing more areas under Alert Level 1
The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPi) is supporting the decision to place more areas across the country under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 so long as the minimum public health standards are observed.
PHAPi President Jose De Grano said on May 3 that the number of individuals being admitted to hospitals due to COVID-19 remains low. Hospital admission is among the factors considered in alert level classification.
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