Gov’t heeds appeal of Iloilo City for more Covid vax

ILOILO CITY – The national government has responded positively to the appeal of the city government here for more supplies of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines amid its increasing cases. On Wednesday, the local government received its 50,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines that were committed by vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. last week…

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PhilSys-registered persons’ data fully protected

DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act ensures the protection of each PhilID cardholder from the unlawful disclosure of his information or records. Section 21 of the Implementing Rules and Guidelines (IRR) of the PhilSys Act says, “Any information obtained as a result of unlawful disclosure under the PhilSys Act shall be inadmissible…

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DTI-Davao City starts awarding Safety Seal

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has officially started the awarding of the Safety Seal to qualified local businesses here. In a statement on Wednesday, the DTI said the initiative aims to recognize establishments that consistently comply with the minimum public health standards and use/integrate their contact tracing mechanism with StaySafe.ph….

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