Tracey Santiago, founder of Sustainable Sagada, says their program started when the lockdowns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic began in the country
Sustainable Sagada founder says it was good that farmers had alternative sources of livelihood
Santiago says the Department of Agriculture helped farmers bring their produce down to the markets, and Sustainable Sagada helped sell these online
Sustainable Sagada says among the produce they sell are vegetables, fruit, smoked meats, jams, baked products, and yogurts
Sustainable Sagada: Nabigyan ng kita at trabaho ang mga tao despite the lockdown
Sustainable Sagada: Now we are entering into a social enterprise and extending the reach to other towns, and we will call this 'Sustainable Towns'
Sustainable Sagada founder says it is important to help communities sustain a more humane life
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Lacson on Sinovac vaccine: Our officials were both tongue-tied and stuttering. I could not understand why we are being kept in the dark with the price negotiations with Sinovac while our neighboring countries cannot be more transparent about it
Lacson says countries like Thailand and Indonesia have been transparent with their vaccine procurement of Sinovac
Roque recaps the recent hearing of the Senate Committee of the Whole on the government's COVID-19 vaccination plan
Roque: Magkakaroon po ng legal na pananagutan ang drug companies 'pag nagbenta sila ng bakuna for commercial use kahit Emergency Use Authorization use pa lamang meron sila
Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar: Ang mga magsasaka ay considered din na frontliners. Isa-sangguni din natin sa gobyerno na mabakunahan ang farmers
DA: Itong taon na 'to, nag-decide na ang Tariff management group na hindi muna itaas ang taripa. Sumang-ayon ako na i-maintain muna ang 5%
DOH spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire says they are looking into tapping midwives and pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines, stresses they still need to undergo training
DOH says Philippine Red Cross will present their saliva test findings on Wednesday
Resource persons for today's hearing include Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, Health Spokesperson Rosario Vergeire, FDA Director General Eric Domingo, and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, Jr.
Health committee chair Helen Tan: We cannot afford to make mistakes in our critical juncture in this fight against the pandemic. We need to be on time in our inoculation drive, build the trust and confidence of the public