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CALOCOAN CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- Within 35 days, the Manila City Government on Wednesday finished distributing the National Government's Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) financial aid or "ayuda" to 380,820 family beneficiaries in the city.According to Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, this was accomplishe…

PASIG CITY, Mayo 13 (PIA) -- Ano man ang magiging quarantine status ng Kamaynilaan sa mga susunod na araw, patuloy pa rin ang panawagan ni Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairperson Benhur Abalos sa publiko na mag-ingat laban sa sakit na COVID-19. “Ano man ang quarantine status natin, mag-ingat tayong lahat,” wika ni Abalos.Aniya…

BORONGAN CITY, May 13 (PIA)—Despite the muddy and slippery trail to distant Brgy. San Isidro, Quinapondan town, the Serbisyo Caravan pushed its way to this hinterland village.The Serbisyo Caravan team starts trekking the muddy and slippery road from Brgy. Anislag to reach Brgy. San Isidro after a four hour trek. This road opening is now being star…

Photo courtesy of the Philippine NavyPASIG CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine Navy, through its Naval Task Force 83, trained more of its personnel to properly conduct contact tracing for COVID-19 case identification.This, by means of conducting a contact tracing awareness seminar among its personnel on Wednesday at the Bonifacio Naval Station, F…

PASIG CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- The City Government of Pasig has already deployed over 48,000 vaccines against COVID-19. According to the city government, as of May 11, a total of 48,696 vaccines were already deployed. From the vaccines deployed covering eligible individuals from the A1, A2, and A3 categories.A total of 44,202 individuals already rece…

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) fired off another diplomatic protest on Thursday, this time, against the presence of some 287 Chinese militia vessels in the waters of Kalayaan, Palawan.Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ordered the DFA to lodge the note verbale over Twitter, the latest in Manila's relentless protests…

MANILA – Contrary to critics’ claims that it is a wanton and cruel executioner, a ranking official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) said the body embodies the will of the government to protect its people."It is also important for everyone to understand that the NTF ELCAC is actually a human rights m…

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday expressed hope that the Muslim community’s “generosity and compassion” will never fade.
In his Eid’l Fitr message, Duterte said he is optimistic that the occasion would inspire everyone to continue promoting “peace, unity and goodwill among our fellow Filipinos.”
“As you mark the end of a month-long j…

TAGBILARAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) -- Gipahibalo sa Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) nga ang application deadline alang sa gitanyag nilang computer loan program gi-uswag hangtod sa Disyembre 31 ning tuig.Sa pahayag nga gipagawas ni GSIS President ug General Manager Rolando Macasaet, tuyo sa programa nga matabangan ang mga kawani sa gobyerno n…

STATE OF CALAMITY. Gilagdaan ni Pres. Rodrigo Duterte ang Proclamation No. 1143 niadtong Mayo 10, 2021, nga nagdelara og State of Calamity sa tibuok nasod sulod sa usa  ka tuig tungod sa African Swine Fever. (PCOO/PIA)MANILA, May 12 (PIA) -- Gideklarar ni Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte ang State of Calamity sa tibuok nasod sulod sa usa  ka tuig tu…

Vice Gov. Mei Ling Quezon-Brown thanking the national government for putting in place the vaccine operation in the province during the cascading of the Visayas COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center Manual in Siquijor province. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor)SIQUIJOR, May 12 (PIA) -- The province of Siquijor has volunteered to be the pilot province for the CO…

CEBU, May 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine Information Agency Central Visayas (PIA-7), Department of Health in Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH CVCHD), and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) held the third Resbakuna Town Hall on COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Plan on May 11, 2021 in the City of Naga, Cebu.Philippine …

COTABATO CITY – Three drug suspects, two of them pedicab drivers, were arrested and some PHP15,000 worth of shabu were confiscated in separate drug entrapment operations in this city, the police reported Thursday.Maj. Elexon Bona, city police drug enforcement unit (CPDEU) chief, said first to be arrested was Alex Musa Villamor alias Ali, 42, a com…

MANILA – Aftershocks are possible from the magnitude 5.6 earthquake that hit Davao Occidental early on Thursday (May 13), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.The tectonic quake struck 397 kilometers southeast of Sarangani town at 2:20 a.m. It had a depth of 55 km.Phivolcs has not recorded any instrumental int…

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The city government reported on Wednesday night two more cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variants involving returning overseas Filipino workers who have already recovered.Mayor Ronnel Rivera said the patients, both seafarers, tested positive for the B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom) and the B.1.617 (India) variants ba…

MANILA – Tropical Depression Crising will bring rains over parts of Mindanao on Thursday, the weather bureau said.Moderate to heavy rains will be experienced over Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, and Davao del Norte.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said isolated…

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Mayo 13 (PIA) - - - Ipinasa ng Sangguniang Bayan ng Lal-lo sa lalawigan ng Cagayan ang Ordinance No. 43 series of 2021 o ang Color-Coded Identification Wristband Ordinance kamakailan.Ayon kay Vice Mayor Ma. Olivia Pascual sa panayam sa kanya sa DWPE Radyo Pilipinas ngayong umaga, ang naipasang Color-Coded Identification W…