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Allowing LGUs to directly buy from pharmaceutical firms is seen as a solution to vaccine delays, but a group of healthcare workers warns of graver consequences should the proposal be signed into law.

PASAY CITY, Feb. 11 --  Incumbent and former senators honored former Sen. Victor S. Ziga, who passed away on January 31, 2021 at the age of 75, during a hybrid necrological service held at the Senate session hall Wednesday. Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, in leading the chamber to honor the late Sen. Victor S. Ziga, says the former senator’s defining moment was when he voted against the extension of the United States Military Bases in the Philippines in September 1991. Sotto said th...

Press Release Incumbent and former Senators honor late Senator Victor S. Ziga Incumbent and former senators honored former Sen. Victor S. Ziga, who passed away on January 31, 2021 at the age of 75, during a hybrid necrological service held at the Senate session hall Wednesday. Ziga was accorded arrival honors led by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, the family of the former senator, and Senate officials. The Senate President presented to the family of the late senator Senate Resolution No....

Past and present senators on Wednesday paid their last respects to the late former Senator Victor Ziga, who passed away on January 31. A necrological service was conducted at the Senate session hall on Wednesday morning in honor of the late legislator, attended by his family, friends, and colleagues.

Atty. Joey Lina Victor Ziga, John Osmeña, and Dante Jimenez were truly great men in their own right. When I learned last week that they had passed away one after the other, I knew our country had lost outstanding Filipinos whose legacy of public service was indeed remarkable. All three were dear to me as they touched my life one way or the other. Ziga and Osmeña were my former colleagues in the Senate during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Jimenez, as we all know, was a prominent anti-crim...

PASAY CITY, Feb. 2 — The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathy and sincere condolences to the family of former Sen. Victor Ziga who passed away last January 31, 2021 at the age of 75.Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 630, introduced by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III and...

Press Release Senate adopts resolution expressing condolences to the family of former Sen. Ziga The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathy and sincere condolences to the family of former Sen. Victor Ziga who passed away last January 31, 2021 at the age of 75. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 630, introduced by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III and Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri, was adopted during the hybrid plenary session Monday, February 1, 2021. "We will m...

Judge dismisses Save Lee Rebels lawsuit against MISD Jan. 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 A groundskeeper works outside Robert E. Lee High School in Midland, Texas, July 27, 2020. A district court judge dismissed the second Lee High School-related lawsuit brought against Midland ISD last fall.The Oilfield Photographer Inc./The Oilfield Photographer, Inc.Show MoreShow Less 2of5 A district court judge dismissed the second Lee High School-related lawsuit brought against Midland ISD last fall.Ti...

(photo from Valenzuela LGU) Personnel from the city government issued on Friday the closure order on Bestcare Medical Clinic and Diagnostic Center’s two clinics in Barangay Karuhatan as they have no license to operate as COVID-19 testing laboratory, the local government said. Their business permits were also suspended, it added. “Valenzuela City’s grounds for the suspension of the business permit include 1. violation of Mayor’s Permit, 2. violation of waiver/undertaking, 3. violation of...

Published January 29, 2021, 5:00 PM The Department of Agriculture (DA) allocated P161 million of agriculture interventions to rice farmers in Caraga region for CY 2021. DA 13 Regional Technical Director (RTD) for Operations Rebecca R. Atega said that the bulk of intervention for this year is dedicated to the non-Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) provinces – Surigao del Norte and Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI). “Our support continues with the three provinces – Agusan del Nort...