Published May 14, 2021, 1:38 PM
Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo is rallying the public to support the plan to locally produce 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, saying that the move could be “the fastest way of achieving herd immunity in our country and around the world.” Castelo, vice chairperson of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development, is confident that the local business sector will invest in this endeavor.
She said the country is not lacking of “patriotic” businessmen who will finance the domestic manufacture of vaccines.
“Manny Pangilinan has expressed readiness to support this grand initiative. I am sure that the likes of Ramon Ang and the Ayalas would only be willing to join him,” Castelo said in a press statement.
THE Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT Philippines) called for Congress’s support for funding education amid the learning crisis brought about by the pandemic, following the Congress’ joint committee approval of the proposed Bayanihan 3. ACT Philippines said only P5.6 billion of the original P30 billion for education was appropriated. “Only P1.2 billion will fund teachers’ […]
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Published March 17, 2021, 7:26 PM
There will be no water shortage in Metro Manila and neighboring towns in Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna until 2035.
But nearly 15 years of abundant water supply may still be cut to just two years – 2021 and 2022 – if the construction of the Kaliwa Dam, designed to augment the current Angat Dam water source, is not completed as scheduled.
Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System Administrator Reynaldo Velasco assured the House Committee on Metro Manila Development that sufficient water supply will be experienced until 2035 as indicated in the potable water roadmap the MWSS submitted to President Duterte.
“I can categorically tell you that if we follow the program that we started, we will be assured of enough water until 2035,” he said when asked by Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito-Castelo to explain what the road map is all about.
Home rental subsidy for urban poor families approved in Lower House mb.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mb.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.