The increase in the number of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in select areas nationwide is not a cause for alarm, the OCTA Research Group said.
At least 1.3 million beneficiaries from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are no longer considered “poor”, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said.
A party-list lawmaker proposes to the Commission on Higher Education to design a two-year program to be piloted in some state universities and colleges with health professions programs.
After two years of sparse crowds in popular attractions, the Philippines is slowly seeing the return of visitors and hoping for the tourism sector's rebound soon.