SC looking at other vaccine brands
THE SUPREME Court is studying the possibility of procuring another brand of coronavirus vaccine after its initial choice remained unavailable, the High Court said Wednesday.
“The initial request for the Judiciary was for the AstraZeneca brand, but upon advice of its unavailability by the office of Sec. Carlito Galvez, the Judiciary will have to consider other options, Court spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka told reporters.
“Hopefully, the Judiciary will be able to procure vaccines at the soonest possible time considering the crucial role which the courts play in times of crisis, Hosaka added, saying judges and court personnel have direct contact with the public on a daily basis.
FILE: CHICKEN PRODUCTS. A vendor hangs a dressed chicken at his stall at the Powerline Market, Phase 4, Bagong Silang- Kanan, Caloocan City on Tuesday (Feb. 2, 2021). The government has imposed a 60-day price ceiling on pork and meat products to arrest amid the rising cost of the commodities. (PNA photo by Ben Briones)
MANILA – The government’s sub-task group on economic intelligence (Econ Intel) will begin its watch on prices of meat products on Feb. 8, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday.
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Yung bagong task group
mag-iikot next week (The new task group will begin surveillance next week),” DA’s Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) chief Reildren Morales said in a virtual briefing.
DOJ endorses PhilHealth regional office fraud raps to Ombudsman
THE TASK Force PhilHealth has officially endorsed to the Office of the Ombudsman the report of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) on its investigation on alleged fraudulent membership enrolment activities and benefit claims made at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Regional Office 1 (Northern Luzon), an official said on Tuesday.
In a statement, Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Neil Bainto said criminal and administrative complaints were recommended against 25 incumbent and former officials of the state health insurance firm, the majority of whom are from the regional office.
The charges include falsification of public documents under Article 171 in relation to Article 172 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC); malversation of public funds under Article 217 of the RPC, usurpation of authority under Article 177 of the RPC; violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act;
He added that speedy justice and making Nuezca accountable after due process “is the more effective deterrence to crime and misconduct also helps restore the trust of the citizens in our police force and in our justice system”. (File Photo: Paniqui Municipal Police)
MANILA – Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca, the off-duty cop who was caught on video shooting to death Sonya Gregorio and her son Frank Anthony in Paniqui, Tarlac last month, was dismissed from the service, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas announced on Monday.
“He is meted with administrative penalty of dismissal from service effective today (January 11). This was already implemented by the RD NCRPO (Regional Director, National Capital Region Police Office), Brig. Gen. Vic Danao,” Sinas told reporters in a press briefing at Camp Crame in Quezon City.