The National Privacy Commission has ordered officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Manila Bulletin’s tech editor, Art Samaniego Jr., to appear in a virtual hearing to shed light on the alleged hacking of the poll body’s servers.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) party-list said that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will issue a labor policy mandating employers and business owners to pay the duration of isolation and quarantine period of their employees found positive with COVID-19.
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday appealed to the Department of Interior on Local Government (DILG), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of Transportation (DoTr) and all local government units not to curtail the mobility of unvaccinated Filipinos.
Senator Bong Go reminded the public to get vaccinated and boosted once eligible, following President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to fast track the vaccine rollout especially outside the National Capital Region.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday backed calls among teachers to have a two-week health break to avoid getting infected with Covid-19. “Sinusuportahan natin ang panawagan
Senator Panfilo Lacson has appealed to the public to be vigilant against the reported proliferation of fake paracetamol in the market.
The House Committee on Health has created a technical working group (TWG) to discuss and strengthen the measure seeking to reorganize the management of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to make it more effective in fulfilling its mandate.
Representatives of Bayan Muna party-list have jointly filed a resolution seeking congressional investigation on the reported hacking on servers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has made it his mission to remove unqualified or undeserving government officials from their posts, especially political appointees, who don’t perform the duties of their office, as he sees this as a form of thievery not only of the nation’s coffers, but also of opportunities that could go to more deserving Filipinos.
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez cast doubts on the Manila Bulletin’s report about the alleged hacking of Comelec servers over the weekend, saying the information allegedly downloaded by hackers doesn’t exist in the poll body’s system.
