NATIONAL ARTISTS. President Rodrigo Duterte has conferred the Order of National Artists on eight personalities in Philippine culture and arts. The award was given to Nora "Nora Aunor" Villamayor, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ricardo Lee (National Artists for Film and Broadcast Arts); Antonio "Tony" Mabesa (National Artist for Theater); Agnes Locsin (National Artist for Dance); Fides Cuyugan-Asensio (National Artist for Music); Salvacion Lim-Higgins (National Artist for Design); and Gemino Abad (National Artist for Literature). (Screenshot fromRadio Television Malacanang) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday conferred the Order of National Artists on eight personalities in Philippine culture and arts. The conferment rites were held at the Malacanan Palace's Rizal Hall. A short pre-recorded video clip of the ceremony was uploaded by the Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM) on its official Facebook account. The award was given to Nora "Nora Aunor" Vill
(File photo) MANILA - Cebu City's ordinance on the optional use of face masks may be a ground for graft under Executive Order (EO) 151 that sets the nationwide alert level system. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano is still hoping that a "remedy" will be made by the Cebu provincial government, which he gave until the weekend to rectify its EO 16 issued by Governor Gwen Garcia on June 8. During a press conference at the "Back-to-Vax Champion" Covid-19 vaccination ramp-up event at a mall in Quezon City on Friday, Ano noted that Cebu's order also contradicts EOs 168 and 1218 and Republic Act (RA) 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act. EO 1218 is a declaration of state of calamity; EO 168 adopts measures to strengthen the Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Program of the Department of Health (DOH) or its equivalent in other local health unit
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it would be difficult to reach the government’s target of fully-vaccinating 77 million Filipinos by the end of this month as the
Even amid a sense of normalcy felt by Filipinos these past few months, a lot of us are aware that we are technically under a health pandemic. It is reassuring, therefore, that Filipinos are still practicing health protocols such as the wearing of face masks, physical distancing, and washing of hands
Arrival of 2,400 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, June 1, 2022 (Photo courtesy of MIAA) MANILA - The Philippines' ranking of No. 33 out of 121 nations in Nikkei Asia's Recovery Index report for May 2022 is a clear indication that the country is moving toward pandemic recovery and Filipinos adhere to minimum public health standards, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer, said on Monday. In a statement, Galvez reported the ranking is based on infection management, vaccine rollout, and social mobility. The country was at the bottom half in September 2021. In the latest report, the Philippines outranked several developed countries, including Italy (34), Switzerland (38), Israel (44), Japan (53), United Kingdom (58), Canada (60), Australia (71), New Zealand (75), Singapore (79), United States (89), China (93), and Russia (111). Qatar, Cambodia, and the United Arab Emirates occupied the