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COVID-19
Cases
PH hits record high new 19,441 COVID-19 cases — DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported 19,441 new COVID-19 cases to bring the country’s caseload to 1,935,700.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Department of Health
Duque plans to ‘step down’ as DOH chief after addressing COA findings
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he is planning to relinquish his post after the issues raised against the Department of Health (DOH) with regard the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report are settled.
Manila Bulletin
IATF/NTF COVID-19
Vaccine czar: Government not delaying tripartite agreements
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. underscored yesterday that the national government is not delaying tripartite agreements for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines by local government units (LGUs) and the private sector, but rather observing due diligence to protect them.
Philippine Star
80% of Filipinos ‘approve’ of gov’t’s COVID-19 response — OCTA survey
Around 80 percent or four out of five Filipinos “approve” of the national government’s response against the COVID-19 pandemic, results of a survey conducted by the OCTA Research group showed Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Regions
Luzon including NCR
Metro Manila, 15 other areas under MECQ until September 7
Metro Manila will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until September 7, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Visayas
Iloilo City eyeing 3 modular hospitals as COVID-19 cases rise
The city government is planning to put up modular hospitals amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Western Visayas.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Mindanao
Girl, 2, is Zambales’ first Delta case
A two-year-old girl is the first case of the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 in this province, Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane said yesterday.
Philippine Star
World
Biden says China still withholding ‘critical information’ on COVID-19 origins
President Joe Biden said Friday that China was withholding “critical information” on the origins of Covid-19 after the US intelligence community said it did not believe the virus was a bioweapon — but remained split on whether it escaped from a lab.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte, Xi renew vow to boost Philippines-China ties
China has vowed to sustain a “principled friendship” with the Philippines and to continue supporting the Duterte administration’s infrastructure program and its fight against COVID-19, Malacañang said.
Philippine Star
Duterte OKs operation of casino in Boracay — Palace
Malacañang on Saturday announced that President Rodrigo
Duterte has green-lighted the operation of a casino in Boracay.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Robredo’s Vax Express to give 5,000 COVID-19 jabs in Laguna
Despite her office having no supply of coronavirus vaccines, Vice President Leni Robredo continues to expand the scope of her Vaccine Express, this time bringing the initiative to San Pedro, Laguna.
Manila Bulletin
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
EDUCATION
HEIs need to retrofit facilities, revise curriculum to reopen limited face-to-face classes — CHED
Universities and colleges that are eyeing to reopen face-to-face classes for the degree programs they offer are encouraged by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to retrofit their facilities and revise their curriculum.
Manila Bulletin
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTION RELATED
Duterte’s 2022 VP bid draws mixed reactions from Visayas folk
President Duterte’s decision to accept the nomination of his party PDP-Laban to run for vice president in the 2022 elections has drawn mixed reactions from officials and the public in the Visayas.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Robredo for President draft boosted by health workers, BPO employees, other sectors
Despite being mum about her political plans next year, hundreds of Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters from the health sector and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry are urging her to run for president in the 2022 polls.
Manila Bulletin
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
LABOR
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Lacson suspects collusion, lack of due diligence in award of P8-B deals to firm for PPEs, test kits
There may have been a collusion or lack of due diligence by former Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service (DBM-PS) chief Lloyd Christopher Lao in awarding a multibillion-peso contract involving face masks, face shields, test kits and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to a newly incorporated company.
Manila Bulletin
House of Representatives
Speaker seeks cooperation for timely passage of 2022 budget
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has called for the cooperation of colleagues in the House of Representatives for swift passage of the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022.
Philippine Star
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
Oil prices to go up this week
After three weeks of price cuts, local oil players are raising pump prices this week.
Philippine Star
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