Veteran broadcaster Jay Sonza is currently under police custody in connection with alleged estafa and syndicated and large-scale illegal recruitment, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Tuesday.
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Dr. Rontgene Solante, the head for Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at San Lazaro Hospital, recently said in a media interview that Covid-19 appears to be well on its way to reaching the endemic stage in the Philippines. This means that while the virus will remain in ou
MANILA - State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has reported that 95 percent of its workers nationwide have already been vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "As of November 2021, a total of 4,361 of 4,581 GSIS personnel, including job order personnel, utility workers, and security guards, have been inoculated," GSIS president and general manager Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said in a statement Monday. "Prayoridad ng GSIS ang kaligtasan ng empleyado. Kaya naman nagpapasalamat tayo na kabilang ang state workers sa (The priority of the GSIS is the safety of the employees. That is why we are thankful that state workers are included in the) Priority Group A4 ng Covid-19 Immunization Program ng ating gobyerno (of our government). We were able to book vaccinations for our employees with the local government units across the country," he added. Under the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases Resolut
BJMP spokesperson, Chief Insp. Xavier Solda (File photo) MANILA - More than 74,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in 472 jail facilities nationwide that are managed by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "Sa total na bilang natin na 123,848 inmates sa lahat po yan ng 472 jails nationwide, 74,730 na ang nabakunahan so that's roughly around 60 percent (Of our total number of 123,848 inmates in all 472 jails nationwide, 74,730 have been vaccinated so that is roughly around 60 percent)," said BJMP spokesperson, Chief Insp. Xavier Solda, in a radio interview on Tuesday. Of this number, Solda said 38,811 inmates have been fully vaccinated. Solda said this is the result of the directive of BJMP chief, Jail Director Allan Iral, for regional directors to coordinate with local government units (LGUs) for the inclusion of inmates in their vaccination activities. He added that all inmates at the Bo
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+ March 04, 2021 THE town hall of the municipality of Kalibo in Aklan is on three days lockdown due to the increasing Covid-19 cases involving its workers.
Kalibo Vice Mayor Cynthia Dela Cruz said they had issued a resolution for the temporary physical closure of the government offices in the town hall.
Reports from the Municipal Health Office indicated that there were seven employees at the mayor s office who tested positive for the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The physical closure is just meant for the disinfection of all of the Municipal Government offices involved. This is for the safety of all of our constituents wanting the services of the local government, Dela Cruz said.