MANILA – Fully vaccinated senior citizens residing in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ) can now enjoy more liberty despite the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic after the government allowed them to leave their homes. “The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, in a meeting held Thursday, agreed…
MANILA – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), must surrender those behind the anti-personnel mine (APM) blast that killed a college football player and his cousin. Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez on Friday said a mere apology without accountability is “unacceptable”. In a statement,…
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday reported that it has already cleared the latest shipment of over 3 million coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines that recently arrived in the country. In a statement, the bureau’s Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) reported that a total of 3,074,410 doses, which arrived on…
MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday asked the Makabayan bloc to stop insisting on the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Laws (CARHRIHL) because the country already has Republic Act (RA) 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and…
MANILA – Prince Charles hailed Filipino medical front-liners in the United Kingdom as the two nations mark 75 years of diplomatic ties. In a special message posted through the page of British Ambassador Daniel Pruce, the Prince of Wales said the UK is “fortunate” to have thousands of Filipino nurses and medical professionals helping in…
MANILA – Private staff of foreign service personnel are assured of humane working conditions and protection from abuse under new guidelines. On Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Labor and Employment signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the deployment of private staff. Private staff are members of…
