For what could be the first time in Philippine history, the country's President and Vice President for a while would come from the same family: the Dutertes.
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FAST ACTION. Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra (2nd to 4th from left) lead the launch of the Balanga City Justice Zone at the Bataan provincial capitol on Friday (March 18, 2022). The project, designed to eliminate red tape in delivering justice, is the eight in the country. (Photo courtesy of Abet Garcia Facebook) MANILA - As the government continues to find ways to efficiently deliver justice, the Balanga City Justice Zone in Bataan province opened on Friday. Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano, and Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra led the launch at The Bunker in the capitol compound in Balanga City. It was the eighth justice zone in the country, designed to eliminate red tape and delay in the administration of justice, and the second launched during the pandemic following the one in Calamba City,
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+ February 05, 2021 SECRETARY Carlito Galvez Jr., Malacañang’s vaccine czar, once again assured that Bacolod City is one of the priority cities of the national government in the vaccine distribution.
“Don’t worry because Bacolod City is our priority after Cebu City and afterward, Iloilo City,” Galvez told the virtual special general assembly of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), led by Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia as national president, Thursday, February 4.
“All the highly urbanized cities (HUCs) are priorities; we will not leave anyone behind,” Galvez added.
In November 2020, Galvez, who is also the chief implementer of the National Task Force Against Covid-19, had informed Leonardia via text message that Bacolod is among the local government units (LGUs) in the country poised to first receive the Covid-19 vaccine in case the national government gets a hold of its supply.
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Leonardia said they need to strategize their efforts to ensure that constituents have early access to quality and affordable vaccines. “But we need to gather as much information as possible to guide our decisions,” he added.
The primary function of the Committee is to coordinate with the COVID-19 National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) for the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases, the Department of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Budget and Management, and other concerned agencies in order to determine and recommend the most appropriate courses of action to facilitate the availment of the COVID-19 vaccines for cities.