The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Ilocos Norte has culled 28 hogs in two remote villages of Solsona town after recording its first confirmed African swine fever (ASF) case. Dr. Loida Valenzuela, provincial veterinarian, confirmed this on Thursday as they heightened monitoring and surveillance activities of pig farms and slaughterhouses in Barangays Manalpac and…
About 400,000 doses of Sinovac jabs purchased by the city government of Manila will arrive anytime soon. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said during a recent Facebook live update that the delivery will augment their share from government-procured vaccines. “In a matter of a few days, ang lungsod ng Maynila ay magkakaroon ng sarili…
All government services in Pasig City resumed full operations on Wednesday following the slight downgrade to general community quarantine (GCQ) with restrictions — from heightened restrictions — in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus for the remainder of June. Still, residents were reminded that those allowed to go out are only those with essential…
At least 13,285 workers in Capiz stand to benefit from the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) this second quarter of 2021. In an interview Thursday, DOLE Capiz officer-in-charge Amy Judicpa said for the second quarter, they would be allotting PHP62.3 million for the…
Customs officers seized PHP1 billion worth of counterfeit clothing items in Makati City earlier this week. In a statement on Thursday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said a composite team from its Intelligence Group-Intellectual Property Rights Division (IG-IPRD) inspected a warehouse in Barangay Magallanes on June 14. The inspection led to the discovery of…
Filipinos who have registered for the online Step 1 registration have now reached 2,072,247, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced recently. The Step 1 for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) involves the collection of demographic information. An online portal has been operational since April 30 for a more convenient process. It can also be done…
