The safety seal should work as an option for gym operators to expand their capacity rather than a requirement for fitness centers to reopen their business, the top trade official said Monday. In a Palace briefing, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said he will appeal to the Inter-Agency Task Force…
The city government has administered some 42,173 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines among residents from March 5 to June 11, data released by the Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF) on Monday showed. Of the number, 32,538 have availed of the first dose while 9,635 got their second dose. Vaccines used were 21,885…
Soldiers of the Army’s 7th Infantry Battalion (7IB) have vowed to continue helping indigents in Sultan Kudarat province through their mobile community pantry. “We will not get tired of helping you,” said Lt. Col. Rommel Valencia, in a statement on Monday. On Sunday, the 7IB served some 300 indigent families of Barangay Sampao in Isulan,…
Malacañang on Monday said President Rodrigo Duterte has no health problem, adding the loss of balance during the 123rd Independence Day rites was a “simple misstep”. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this clarification after the 76-year-old Duterte “got a bit out of balance” as he was turning on a podium. “It was a simple misstep….
The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) continued to monitor a significant increase in regional ports fish unloading volume. On Monday, the PFDA said the Lucena Fish Port Complex (LFPC) recorded a 35.18-percent increase in its weekly unloading volume from June 4 to 10. LFPC’s total unloaded volume translated to 371.03 metric tons for its consumers…
Governor Gwendolyn Garcia will virtually attend the Senate’s hybrid public hearing on Tuesday that will center on issues concerning the government’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) response and existing quarantine protocols. In a text message to reporters on Monday, Garcia confirmed that she received an invitation from Senate president Vicente Sotto III to attend the hearing. “Yes….
