PROTECTION FOR SENIORS. An elderly woman gets her booster shot in one of the vaccination sites in Iloilo City on March 5, 2022. The Department of Health is hoping to see an increase in the vaccination for seniors with the extension of the National Vaccination Day 4 until March 18. (PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Health in Western Visayas will aim for more seniors to get the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) shots with the extension of the National Vaccination Day 4 until March 18. "Our grandfather and grandmothers are really special that's what they are being prioritized by our government, stakeholders and partners because we really see that they are one of the prime movers in our community. Sadly they are also the members who suffer from severe or critical Covid-19 infections," said DOH Senior Health Program Officer John Richard Lapascua in an interview on Tuesday. From March 10 to 15 of the national vaccination blitz also called "Bayanihan,
TYPHOON-HIT. Some of the fallen coconut trees in Hinundayan, Southern Leyte in this Dec. 23, 2021 photo, just a week after Typhoon Odette. The Philippine Coconut Authority is eyeing to fast-track the clearing of trees damaged by the typhoon with the simplified process of the issuance of a permit to cut coconut trees.(Photo courtesy of Isidro Mendoza) TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is eyeing to speed up the clearing of trees damaged by Typhoon Odette with more simplified process to secure a permit to cut coconut trees. PCA Eastern Visayas regional manager Joel Pilapil on Friday said the typhoon-ravaged provinces of Southern Leyte and Leyte are among the areas in the country covered by a memorandum that will take effect for one year beginning March 2, 2022. Memorandum Circular No. 02 calls for " a moratorium on the issuance of a regular permit to cut coconut trees and in lieu thereof, the issuance of (a) special permit to cut coconut trees in areas Directly H
• Only 14.3% of 35,000 federal roads eligible • Vehicles to pay between N150 and N500 toll per trip • Diplomatic, military, para-military vehicles, tricycles, motorcycles exempted THE Federal Government Wednesday announced its readiness to reintroduce toll collections on some selected dual carriage highways across the country. The government also said.The Advocate