MANILA, Philippines The Senate will convene the Committee of the Whole (COW) to conduct a hearing on Tuesday to exercise its oversight function on the government’s utilization of its P82.5-billion budget for the vaccination program. Sen. Panfilo Lacson said the Senate COW will also evaluate the protocols and guidelines used by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF). The hearing is scheduled at 10.
MANILA, Philippines The Luzon grid is expected to experience power outages until next week after another power plant bogged down yesterday, causing rotational blackouts over prolonged hours. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) raised the red alert warning on the Luzon power grid from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. yesterday. The yellow alert notice was from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 11 p.m..
MANILA, Philippines An additional 35.5 million workers are expected to be inoculated once supply of COVID-19 vaccines are ramped up, following the government’s decision to expand the A4 priority list. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said more Filipinos can be vaccinated with the inclusion of more workers in the A4 list as adopted by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. The A4.