RURAL PROJECT. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development-Region 2 officials inspect the completed marker and artesian well in a housing project for Indigenous Peoples in Barangay Gaggabutan West, Rizal, Cagayan on June 1, 2022. A total of 84 families are living in the housing site funded by the National Housing Authority. (Photo courtesy of DHSUD-2) MANILA - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) will actively involve private developers, financial institutions, and local government units (LGUs) to immediately provide housing to more Filipinos. Secretary Jose Acuzar said Monday that he plans to meet with local chief executives across the country to tackle DHSUD's projects to benefit informal settler families (ISFs) and those living within danger zones. "The housing sector in the country needs aggressive efforts. Therefore, we have to involve every stakeholder that can take part in this advocacy of the new administration. That is, to provid
US JABS. A forklift operator transfers boxes of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to a reefer van at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Oct. 28, 2021. On Friday and Saturday (November 5 and 6), 1,733,940 doses of the US-made jabs will arrive. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The government has reached its target of administering at least one million coronavirus jabs per day as the daily vaccination rate gradually increased after the weekend and All Saints' Day. The country reached that goal on Thursday with 1,119,389 jabs, a gradual increase from 932,762 doses on Tuesday to 948,521 on Wednesday. Data from the National Covid-19 Vaccination dashboard showed the Philippines has already administered 62,474,334 doses nationwide. In the National Capital Region (NCR), about 88.86 percent of the eligible population are now fully vaccinated. There are 28,718,856 Filipinos who have completed their protection against the dreaded disease, representing 37.23 percent of