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MANILA - The Philippine Embassy in Poland has sent a consular team to Ukraine to enable "faster coordination" with Filipinos and the local authorities. In a statement on Monday, the Embassy said the team was sent to Lviv, a city in the western part of the country, close to the Polish border on February 17, as it exercises jurisdiction over Ukraine. "The move is also to guarantee immediate assistance to Filipino nationals," the Embassy said. The team, it said, was composed of a consul and an Assistance to Nationals (ATN) officer and was in coordination with the Philippine Ho...

MANILA - Operators of public utility vehicles (PUV) and those providing delivery services are expected to receive another fuel subsidy from the government once the program resumes in April this year. "Handa ang DOTr [Department of Transportation] at LTFRB na ipagpatuloy ang fuel subsidy program na inaasahang sa April 2022 pa muling maipatutupad (The DOTr and LTFRB are ready to continue the fuel subsidy program that is eyed to resume in April 2022)," the LTFRB said in a statement on Friday. While the budget for the program has already been approved under the General Appropriations Act...

(Infographic courtesy of DOH) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 2,730 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the lowest number of daily cases so far for this year. This is the first time in over a month that daily Covid-19 cases are below the 3,000-mark, since the 2,961 cases recorded on Dec. 31, 2021. In a report by the DOH based on its 'Feasibility Analysis of Syndromic Surveillance Using Spatio-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler for Early Detection of Diseases' (FASSSTER) online hub, it said the number of daily cases could further drop to 2,100 by m...

PCG Commandant CG Admiral Leopoldo Laroya. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Leopoldo Laroya is set to formally retire from service on Thursday, after more than "38 years of public service." In a Viber message, PCG spokesperson Commodore Armando Balilo said Malacanang will announce Laroya's replacement as chief of the PCG. "The men and women of the PCG express their sincere gratitude to the inspiring leadership of CG Admiral Laroya who significantly contributed to the transformation of the modern PCG," the PCG said in a med...

PCG Commandant CG Admiral Leopoldo Laroya. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Leopoldo Laroya is set to formally retire from service on Friday, after more than "38 years of public service." In a Viber message, PCG spokesperson Commodore Armando Balilo said Malacanang will announce Laroya's replacement as chief of the PCG. "The men and women of the PCG express their sincere gratitude to the inspiring leadership of CG Admiral Laroya who significantly contributed to the transformation of the modern PCG," the PCG said in a media...