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By: Christia Marie Ramos – Reporter / @CMRamosINQ INQUIRER.net / 11:49 PM January 25, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Tuesday approved on second reading a bill mandating the grant of benefits and allowances to public and private health workers during the state of national public health emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Alexis Romero – Philstar.com, 4 Jan 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The government is open to assessing the prices of COVID-19 tests to make them more affordable as the Philippines grapples with a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.

by Rainier Allan Ronda – The Philippine Star, 27 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-funded study conducted by the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) found that having fewer barriers in public transport vehicles reduced the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

by Neil Jayson Servallos – The Philippine Star, 27 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines purchased more Western-made vaccines against COVID-19 than those made in China, the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 said yesterday.

by Ramon Royandoyan – Philstar.com, 17 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos became poor in the first half of the year, as the pandemic wiped out gains of the Duterte administration in lifting people out of poverty.

by Joey Concepcion – The Philippine Star, 16 Dec 2021 Foresight and a pro-active stance. These made the difference in what the Philippines is right now: one of the safest places in the world.

by Elijah Felice Rosales – The Philippine Star, 9 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government has borrowed $23.4 billion, or about P1.18 trillion, from overseas sources to fund its pandemic efforts, but plans to bring down its financing program starting next year as revenue collections recover with the economy’s reopening.

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by Gaea Katreena Cabico – Philstar.com, 24 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Government officials and employees who will not report for work due to COVID-19 vaccination may be considered excused, the Civil Service Commission said Wednesday. “Absence from work during the day of inoculation of the first and second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including future…

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by Alexis Romero – Philstar.com, 22 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all state agencies to support the national vaccination drive from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Malacañang said Monday, as it urged unvaccinated persons to avail of the jabs to protect their families from COVID-19.

Quarantine rules/periods po for returning fully vaxxed/non-fully vaxxed OFWs: pic.twitter.com/z5UWWWy4k1 — hans leo j. cacdac (@HansLeoCacdac) November 22, 2021

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by Mons Romulo – The Philippine Star, 9 Nov 2021 We salute our unsung heroes our doctors, nurses, and hospital staff for their bravery and perseverance throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, their knowledge and service in the field have been of value to all of us.

By Al Vitangcol 3rd, 6 Nov 2021, Manila Times ONE of the top stories in Bloomberg News on November 3 reported that “40 million Covid shots remain unused in the Philippines over ‘logistical bottlenecks’.”

By CNN Philippines Staff, 1 Nov 2021 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 1) — With more healthcare workers leaving their jobs, some private hospitals have resorted to training midwives, nursing attendants, and other health personnel to augment manpower, the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines said Monday.

by Bella Perez-Rubio – Philstar.com, 29 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino producers of personal protective equipment this week aired their concern over the government’s procurement process which they claim favors traders and importers and results in the “dumping of substandard PPE” in the country.

By Ruben D. Torres, 22 Oct 2021 NON-payment or withholding of wages for work already done is patently illegal under the Labor Code of the Philippines. Even delay in payment of wages can only be allowed if there is an emergency which makes the timely payment of wages impossible.

by Mayen Jaymalin – The Philippine Star, 22 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello yesterday said certain establishments are allowed to require their workers to get vaccinated, based on a resolution issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), despite the absence of an enabling law.

By FAITH ARGOSINO, 22 Oct 2021, Manila Bulletin Whether you came into contact with someone who has COVID-19, or you became infected yourself, dealing with it means isolation which can be challenging.

by Ramon Royandoyan – Philstar.com, 21 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Seven in 10 employers in the Philippines are eyeing to revamp their benefits package for employees to attract top talent and give emphasis on employees’ well-being, especially their mental health.

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by Cecille Suerte Felipe – The Philippine Star, 19 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Senators described as “confusing” the explanation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on the distribution of special amelioration program (SAP) or ayuda for poor families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

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by Philstar.com, 8 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:27 p.m.) — The Philippines on Friday started the implementation of shorter quarantine protocols for international travelers coming from countries classified as low risk and moderate risk for COVID-19.

by Gaea Katreena Cabico, Philstar.com, 8 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has documented only 516 breakthrough infections out of the 20.3 million fully vaccinated Filipinos.

By VIRGIL LOPEZ,GMA News, 27 Sep 2021 An organization of nurses on Monday opposed the proposal of the Department of Health (DOH) to provide a “singular allowance” for healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 crisis.

by Jarius Bondoc – The Philippine Star, 24 Sep 2021 Presidential Chinese pal Michael Yang’s Pharmally Inc. sold to the government surgical masks 54-percent costlier than base price. It also supplied P550 million worth of COVID-19 test kits that expired shortly after delivery. The two findings by senators Tuesday controverted President Rodrigo Duterte’s repeated defense…