President Rodrigo Duterte called on the Filipino people to emulate the nation’s heroes by “devoting ourselves to the common good” as the country marked 123 years of independence on Saturday. Duterte, in his Independence Day message, said the challenges of the past year “tested our character as a nation.” “Each of us has been called…
A Department of Health (DOH) official said Saturday the extension of general community quarantine (GCQ) with restrictions has been “effective” based on the continued decline in new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus areas. The national government extended on May 31 the GCQ with restrictions status in the NCR…
As the country commemorates its 123rd Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on Saturday with the theme “Kalayaan 2021: Diwa sa Pagkakaisa at Paghilom ng Bayan,” Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año urged all Filipinos to rise against the threat of Communist terrorism amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “To my countrymen…
The Philippine and Japanese governments are eyeing to enhance their partnership in space science and space exploration with the signing of a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) on Saturday. In a virtual conference, Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Director General Joel Joseph Marciano Jr. signed the agreement with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President Yamakawa Hiroshi. The…
The partnership between the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) in the implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) has paid off with 2,481,788 previously unbanked registrants now with accounts as of April 30. The LBP recently reported on its website that of the total, 850,875 have been issued their…
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has declared Barangay Igmasandig in the town of Valderrama in Antique unsafe for dwelling as it is “very highly susceptible to landslide”. Geologists from the regional office of the MGB in Western Visayas have recommended not to allow evacuated residents to return to their homes, Antique Provincial Disaster Risk…
