Pinili ng mga botante sa Northern Mindanao ang mga pamilyar na mukha sa midterm elections, maliban sa Misamis Oriental kung saan nanalo si Juliette Uy laban kay Peter Unabia.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he is worried about the resurgence of illegal drugs, hoping his successor would continue his campaign against the drug menace.
A total of 736,880 children aged 5 to 11 years old have been inoculated against Covid-19 since the pediatric vaccination started on February 7, a health official said.
A party-list lawmaker appealed to all Metro Manila mayors to set bold targets on vaccinating those who have not yet completed their primary doses or have not received their booster shots against the Covid-19.
Local government units in Region 7 should strive to ramp up the inoculation of senior citizens to meet the requirements for the Alert Level 1 or the new normal category of quarantine restrictions, a health official said.
Fifty micro-entrepreneurs from Iloilo are recipients of sari-sari store kits under the Livelihood Seeding Program-Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay of the Department of Trade and Industry.
The Quezon City Veterinary Department has started training rescued stray dogs as well as those surrendered by their owners to become community service animals.
The Iloilo City local government will be ready to face the new normal once the 76-bed modular hospital complies with the additional health requirements.