Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has extended his gratitude to the international community for its humanitarian aid to help Filipino communities hit by Typhoon Odette recover.
The Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education were urged to support public school teachers and college professors by providing them with school and personal hygiene supplies.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police have joined forces with the Commission on Elections and other sectors to ensure peaceful and orderly local and national elections on May 9.
The pilot vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years old will push through despite a petition filed by two parents to stop the drive, the Department of Health and the pandemic task force said.
Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reminded all military personnel to remain non-partisan and apolitical in the coming May 9 elections.
Despite a significant decline in Covid-19 cases in the country, an infectious diseases expert said that removing the alert level system at this time is not "timely."
The pilot vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years old against Covid-19 will be reset from the original February 4 schedule to February 7 due to logistical challenges.