PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES. Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque greets Cebu City Mayor Acting Mayor Michael Rama who led other aspirants during the presentation of candidates at the Casino Espanol on Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2021). Rama is now leading the administration coalition Barug-PDP Laban, as Mayor Edgardo Labella is on leave due to health reasons. (Screengrab from Barug social media video) CEBU CITY - Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque on Tuesday led the presentation of candidates for the administration coalition led by Acting Mayor Michael Rama, who is running for mayor in this city. "Cebu has always been probably the most important city in the Philippines. It was here where history was started, where we first showed our heroism as Filipinos, and it is here where we were able to prove that Filipinos can soar high," Roque told the crowd as he presented the candidatesat the Casino Espanol. In a video message, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go urged the group to make a sacrifice in the name of public service, which is a 24/7 commitment. Rama, who has yet to file his certificate of candidacy (COC), is now leading the Partido Barug, a regional political party allied with the ruling party PDP-Laban. Incumbent Mayor Edgardo Labella is on leave for health reasons and no longer running for public office in the May 9, 2022 local election. Rama's running mate will be incumbent Councilor Raymund Alvin Garcia, a scion of a family that owns the Sunstar print media company. In his speech, Rama said his team will continue to advocate the "continuity of good governance" in handling the affairs of the city government, especially now that the capital is facing a "formidable challenge" brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The party is also fielding incumbent councilor Eduardo Rama, the acting mayor's nephew, for congressman of the second district comprising 34 barangays in the south, while Nina Mabatid is running for congresswoman for the first district comprising 46 barangays in the north. The candidates for north district councilors are Melvin Legaspi, Dr. Peter Mancao, Pastor Alcover Jr., Emergency Operations Center head and incumbent Councilor Joel Garganera, Labella's son Jaypee, former councilor Noel Wenceslao, incumbent Councilor Jerry Guardo and vendors' group head Maria Pino. In the south district, their candidates for councilors are re-electionists James Cuenco, Renato Osmena, Donaldo Hontiveros, and Philip Zafra, as well as City Legal Office chief Rey Gealon, Harry Iran, Quiot Barangay Captain Francis Espares and accountant-lawyer Joy Pesquera. Rama's group is also supporting Marino Party-list. Rama will be running against Margot Osmena, the wife of former Mayor Tomas Osmena. Her running mate will be Kasambagan Barangay Captain Franklyn Ong who is the current president of the Association of Barangay Councils and ex-officio member of the Cebu City Council. Although she has yet to file her COC, Margot's husband confirmed in his statement posted on social media that her wife will be the standard-bearer of the Bando Osmena Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK). "Margot spent nine years as city councilor and as acting mayor, making these programs and more run and run well. I am not ashamed to admit that she is more qualified than I am to take care of our city in the painful difficulties our people are going through today. Our city needs a MOM (Margot Osmena-Mayor)," the former mayor said. Ong filed his COC on Tuesday, followed by BOPK's candidate for congresswoman in the north district, Cutie del Mar. (PNA) }
Muntinlupa has fully vaccinated 72 percent of its target population with more than 600,000 total vaccines administered in the city to date. Data from the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) showed that as of Oct. 1, 277,940 individuals have been fully vaccinated, or 72 percent
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Published July 5, 2021, 10:35 AM This early, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is now preparing for measures to ensure that the plan of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to ease the restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals for inter-zonal travel will not be taken advantage of. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said the move is to ensure that the vaccination cards that would be presented in the future are not fake. “We will coordinate and work closely with the LGUs in enforcing this latest guideline. I am directing all police offices and units to be prepare this early against those travelers who might use fake documents to prove that they are fully-vaccinated,” Eleazar said.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr during today’s Malacanang Press Briefing QUEZON CITY, May 6 (PIA) The Philippines will impose restrictions on travelers from Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh starting tomorrow, 7 May 2021, to prevent the entry of the SARS-COV-2 B.1.617 variant that was first reported in India. Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque, Jr. in a virtual press briefing held today said that based on the Memorandum from the Executive Secretary dated May 5, “All passengers coming from or who have been to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka within 14 days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines shall be prohibited from entering the country effective 12:01 A.M. of May 7 until 11:59 P.M. of May 14.