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.
More Filipino farmers are now using hybrid rice seeds that produce higher profit compared to traditional rice seeds, a Department of Agriculture official said.