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(File photo) MANILA - The work and sacrifices of healthcare workers and front-liners in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic have saved millions of lives, making them heroes of this generation, National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday. Galvez, who is also the vaccine czar, said everyone played a crucial role in the success of the government's coronavirus response and vaccination program. "Sa gitna ng ating laban kontra sa Covid-19, umusbong ang mga bagong bayaning tulad ninyo na isinantabi ang inyong mga personal na kapakanan at kaligtasan para sa ating mga mahal na kababayan. Kayo ang mga tunay na bayani ng henerasyong ito (Amid our fight against Covid-19, new heroes like you have emerged and you have set aside your personal gains and safety for our beloved countrymen. You are the real heroes of this generation)," Galvez said. He praised health personnel and volunteers of the Centers for Health Development (CHD) and Re ....
(PNA file photo) MANILA - The government is looking into the formulation of a healing and reconciliation framework for indigenous peoples (IPs) to further boost the local peace engagements and interventions nationwide. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Wednesday said the framework will be divided into five phases including Trust-Building and Acceptance; Mainstreaming Systemic Conflict-Transformation; Implementing a Conflict-Sensitive and Peace-Promoting Results Framework; Learning Together; and Empowerment of Indigenous Peoples. The creation of the framework, spearheaded by the OPAPRU, primarily aims to highlight the "inclusive and collaborative approach" in addressing issues concerning the IP communities as well as the transformation program for former members of the communist terrorist groups (CTGs). Rowena Lopez, acting head of OPAPRU's Policy, Governance and Strategic Planning Service (PGSPS), in a statement, sai ....
(File photo) MANILA - The whole-of-nation approach pushed under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has been "very effective" in dismantling various guerilla fronts of the communist terrorist groups (CTGs) in the country. Presidential Adviser for Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr., earlier said addressing the communist insurgency in Central Luzon has become more challenging amid the health crisis, but the Duterte administration's whole-of-nation strategy made the responses bearable. Galvez, who is also the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for Central Luzon, said the strategic approach of different government agencies working together with the local government units (LGUs) and the security forces, to putting an end to the decades-long communist insurgency has been very crucial, particularly in restoring developments in various conflict-afflicted areas. He was referring to the creation of the National Ta ....
VAX QUEUE. Walk-in vaccinees wait outside a shopping mall designated as one of the walk-in vaccination centers as the three-day National Vaccination Days started Monday (Nov. 29, 2021) in Zamboanga City. The city health office has activated around 50 vaccination centers as it targets to inoculate 38,992 individuals daily during the activity. (Photo courtesy of Remus Lim Ong) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health in the Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) is targeting to vaccinate a total of 691,014 individuals against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) during the three-day National Vaccination Days that reeled off Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte signed on November 24 Proclamation 1253 declaring November 29 to December 1 as the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan National Covid-19 Vaccination Days." Dr. Augusto Manolo Alpichi, DOH-9 assistant director, said Monday they were aiming to inoculate 230,338 individuals daily to realize the target goal of 691,014 in three days. The daily inocul ....