Fact Sheet: U.S. COVID-19 Assistance to the Philippines

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Department of Health issues additional vaccination guidelines

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, April 15 further clarified guidelines on the COVID-19 National Deployment and Vaccination Plan. In its Department Memorandum (DM) No. 2021-0175, DOH provided the following updates…

Fact Sheet: U.S. COVID-19 Assistance to the Philippines

The U.S. government and U.S. companies continue to support our Philippine #FriendsPartnersAllies in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, total U.S. government COVID-19 assistance to the Philippines amounts to nearly Php1.3 billion…

U.S. Provides Php170 Million to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment in the Philippines

The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing the Philippines Php170 million ($3.5 million) to support the Department of Health (DOH) in its COVID-19 vaccination…

Binondo-Intramuros Bridge On Track for 2021 Opening

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge is on track to be completed this 2021 amidst present pandemic situation. Secretary Mark A. Villar said…

Bureau of Customs partners with USAID for the NSW Public Awareness Campaign

The Bureau of Customs and the USAID ASEAN Policy Implementation (API) project on April 6, 2021 discussed further plans to develop a Public Awareness Campaign on the National Single Window including the…

PH, USTDA inked the grant for the Metro Cebu Intelligent Transportation System (MCTIS) master plan

Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade and Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III virtually signed the Grant for the Metro Cebu Intelligent Transportation System (MCITS) Master Plan forged…

DND-AFP receives swab test kits from Singapore Defense Ministry

The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received today, 15 April 2021, the donation of 50,000 units of COVID-19 Swab Test Kits from the Ministry…

SMC to speed up work on Skyway Extension

Following the opening of the Skyway Extension’s four-kilometer northbound section to the public, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said construction of the project’s southbound section will advance and move at a faster pace…

Megaworld tempers pandemic impact with stronger, stable office business

Megaworld Premier Offices bags 135,000 sqm of new leases mostly during the lockdown in 2020 Andrew Tan-led property giant Megaworld closed deals for new office leases last year, even as the three…

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