Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (File photo) MANILA - Senator Christopher "Bong" Go emphasized the need to continue the government's fight against illegal drugs, citing the gains of the Duterte administration so far to tackle the problem. Go said if the fight against illegal drugs continues, other issues such as criminality and corruption may also be addressed. "Kapag nako-contain mo 'yung illegal drugs, kasama na diyan 'yung criminality at 'yung korapsyon. 'Pag lumala 'yung drugs, babalik 'yung criminality, babalik 'yung korapsyon kasi makokorap na po 'yung tao (If illegal drugs are contained, criminality and corruption will also be addressed. If illegal drugs worsen, criminality and corruption will resurrect because people have corrupted mind)," Go said in an ambush interview after his monitoring visit of the Malasakit Center and turnover of check to the Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital in Digos City on May 28. Go also
Clash between government supporters and protesters in economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka (Anadolu) MANILA - Malacanang on Friday advised overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are seeking repatriation from Sri Lanka to get in touch with either the Philippine embassy in Dhaka or the Honorary Consulate in Colombo. Acting Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Communication Undersecretary Michel Kristian Ablan, said in an online press conference that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is "on top of the situation" in the wake of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. There are at least 581 Filipinos in Sri Lanka, according to the latest DFA data, and most continue to work despite the ongoing economic crisis in the South Asian nation. "Kapag nagkaroon po ng problema, tawagan lang po nila ang embahada o ang ating consulate para ma-repatriate na po sila (If they encounter problems, just contact the embassy or our consulate for their repatriation)," Ablan said. In an interview with a n
MEDICAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENT LIFTED.Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Undersecretary Michel Kristian Ablan, says during a Palace press briefing on Friday (May 27, 2022) that the Inter-Agency Task Force has approved the lifting of medical insurance requirements for college students. The Commission on Higher Education has earlier recommended repealing the requirement for students.(Screengrab) MANILA -College students will no longer be required to secure medical insurance for their in-person class attendance as the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) repealed the order on Friday. In a Palace press briefing, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Undersecretary Michel Kristian Ablan, said the IATF has just approved the lifting of the requirement for higher education institutions (HEIs). "Inaprubahan na rin ng IATF, base po sa rekomendasyon ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED), ang pag-repeal sa medical insurance ng mga estudyante (The
The requirement for F2F college students requirement for F2F college students The government has repealed a policy requiring college students attending face-to-face classes to have medical insurance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang announced yesterday.