ANGARA ACCEPTS AMENDMENTS TO COVID-19 ROLL-OUT PLAN: Sen. Sonny Angara, chairman of the Committee on Finance, accepts proposals from his colleagues during the period of amendments Tuesday, February 23, 2021, on Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2057 or the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021. (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to expedite procurement of Covid-19 vaccines and to establish a national indemnity fund. Voting 22-0, the chamber passed Senate Bill No. 2057 or the proposed Covid-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021. Under the bill, local government units (LGUs) will be exempted from certain procurement rules under existing laws in purchasing vaccine doses for their constituents. The measure also allows LGUs to make an advance payment of not more than 50 percent of the contract price “if required by the supplier, manufacturer, distributor, contractor or consultant.” The Government ... » Learn More about Senate OKs bill expediting vaccine purchase, creating indemnity fund
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Cops raid Johor restaurant, arrest 18 Vietnamese women
JOHOR BARU: Police here raided a Taman Sri Tebrau restaurant here and arrested 18 Vietnamese women for being in the state without valid documents Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Padzli Mohd Zain said that the suspects are aged between 23 to 51 and were arrested during the Ops Noda raid that was conducted at about 10.10pm on Tuesday (April 20). “The women are believed to be working as guest relations officers (GROs). Some of them tried to flee upon seeing the police but were later caught," said ACP Mohd Padzli. “All of the suspects were arrested to check their travel records with the Immigration Department, ” he added in a statement here on Wednesday (April 21). He added that the case is being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/1963 for not possessing valid identification documents and Rule 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963 for abuse of a pass or permit issued. All of the suspects are currently under remand for 14 days starting Thursday ... » Learn More about Cops raid Johor restaurant, arrest 18 Vietnamese women