The National Task Force against #COVID19 visits Valenzuela City to check on its preparations for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines | via @VivienneGulla
@VivienneGulla Health Sec. Francisco Duque III: Kahit ano pong bakuna 'yan magpapabakuna po ako, saka 'yung pamilya ko papabakunahan ko rin if it’s already their turn. | via @VivienneGulla
@VivienneGulla Duque: The tendency for wastage (of #COVID19 vaccines) is so high, kaya kailangan dito speed and precision with the ability to scale up. | via @VivienneGulla
@michelle_d_ong Raymond Yap, Euro-Med Laboratories: Business is doing alright today, we saw a 20-30% drop in sales for 2020, because people were staying away from hospitals. Some hospitals also closed for non-emergency procedures, so they didn't use our IV fluids | via @michelle_d_ong
@michelle_d_ong#MarketEdge Yap: We started seeing stronger influx of patients in hospitals - but we don't expect to go back to Pre-#COVID19 sales volumes this year yet. We import most raw materials for Injectable fluids from Europe, then allocate around 20-30% for export | via @michelle_d_ong
@IanEsguerra Former PH Senator JV Ejercito (@jvejercito): If the child can wear an adult seatbelt, there is no need for a car seat anymore. Again, it depends on the size & height of the child. #ANCMattersOfFact
Philippine Airlines implements a company-wide workforce reduction program covering 2,300 employees or 30% of its workforce. Affected personnel will continue to be employed until mid-March 2021, according to PAL Spokesperson Cielo Villaluna. | via @jacquemanabat
@jacquemanabat While demand for air travel slowly returns, the airline states that it is still far from pre-pandemic levels.
PAL currently operates less than 30% of its normal pre-pandemic number of weekly flights, held down by lowered travel demand and travel restrictions. | @jacquemanabat
@jacquemanabat PAL press statement: Since March 2020, PAL has suspended capital expenditures, reduced management salaries, deferred lease payments, and slashed non-essential expenses.| via @jacquemanabat
LOOK: SC prepares En Banc Session Hall for oral arguments, placing acrylic dividers. Only 8 lawyers from both petitioners and respondents will be allowed inside the session hall. The others will stay in division rooms and will be called only when needed. | via @mikenavallo
@mikenavallo Lawyers representing various petitioners line up in front of the Supreme Court as SC starts allowing counsels and media to come in | via @mikenavallo
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@ConstantKC Robert Valera, LTO Law Enforcement Division: We are still on enforcement law for the Child Seat Law, but we're using the soft approach: we will educate people on it by using flyers.
@ConstantKC Valera: Enforcement is not just about apprehension; that's why we're on information drive now.