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ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) has chosen this city as the region's launch site for Tuesday's PinasLakas, a national vaccination drive to ramp up coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) booster shots for the eligible population. Mayor John Dalipe on Monday expressed his full support for the new campaign, stressing "that booster doses will provide an additional layer of protection against Covid-19". Dalipe, together with DOH-9 officials, will lead the launch program at the Atrium of the KCC Mall de Zamboanga at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. The campa...

MANILA - Operators and drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) may receive the second tranche of the government's fuel subsidy program by early July, an official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Wednesday. In a Viber message to reporters, LTFRB Executive Director Maria Kristina Cassion said the documentary requirements for the release of funds for the second tranche are being prepared. "We're targeting early July. However, it would also depend on how fast the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) can download the funds to us," ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported that Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) has so far logged a cumulative total of 40,056 recovered cases from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), representing an almost 85-percent recovery rate. The recovered cases According to the DOH-9, at least 40,056 cases have recovered out of the 47,203 Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic in March last year. A total of 2,023 cases have died, while 5,119 active cases remain. The DOH-9 covers the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay and t...

The provincial capitol building of Sarangani (File photo courtesy of the provincial government) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - The provincial government of Sarangani has so far tested over 70,000 residents for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in nearly six months, in line with its expanded risk-based targeted testing strategy. Dr. Arvin Alejandro, Sarangani health officer, said on Monday that the free testing, which is still ongoing in its seven municipalities, is considered as among the factors that had been helping control the spread of the disease in the area since May. He said they have so far u...

RESILIENCE, ADAPTABILITY.Micro, small and medium enterprises in the region have resumed partial operation, with government agencies assisting the sector to adapt to e-commerce. Department of Trade and Industry - Cordillera OIC Director Juliet Lucas said on Friday (Oct. 15, 2021) that 90 percent of the MSMEs have adapted to the new system while 10 percent have closed. (PNA file photo) BAGUIO CITY-The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Cordillera region said more than 8,500 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have resumed operation through e-commerce. The MSMEs' online pre...