An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) branded as ‘unfair’ the Bloomberg report that highlighted the country as being the ‘worst to be’ in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “In the (COVID-19 response) recovery cluster, we talked about...
If it's any consolation, the Philippines isn't technically the worst in the world when it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resilience. Social realism artists Sim Tolentino, Bryan Barrios, and Moks--collectively known as the Simbbmoks--render a mural on the wall of the Columban Mission in the...
A local watchman installs a warning sign on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, placing a street in Parañaque City under granular lockdown. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country’s response against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has already “improved,” the Department of Health (DOH) said- despite...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque recalled President Duterte's tirade against wealthy countries during the latter's recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) following the Philippines' dismal last place finish in Bloomberg’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Resilience...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso convened with other leaders from around the world to share their thoughts on Bloomberg's 2021 Global Mayors Challenge Finalist Cities. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso convened with other leaders from around the world to share their...
Vice President Leni Robredo told the government to stop questioning the latest Bloomberg Resilience Ranking that ranked the Philippines 52nd out of 53 countries in the “worst places to be as the world finally reopens,” noting that its non-competitiveness caused such low ranking. (Vice President...
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), the largest international alliance for city climate leadership, on Thursday announced the appointment of Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay to its Board of mayors and leaders to represent Southeast Asia on the GCoM Mayoral Board. Makati...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 1 said the Philippines' poor performance in Bloomberg’s latest COVID-19 Resilience Ranking was due to the government’s poor response to the pandemic, not because of the inequitable distribution of vaccines across the globe. “Was the Bloomberg report...
Malacañang said the Philippines was slowly recovering from the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the economy, noting that the government was working hard on balancing reviving the economy and preserving the public's health. Manila Bulletin/File photo Presidential Spokesman Harry...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he will push for “Go Manila,” a digital data infrastructure that is expected to solve the capital’s lack of reliable data as Manila advances to the final round of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge. Bloomberg Philanthropies / MANILA BULLETIN...
House lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on why it accepted funding from the Bloomberg external international groups, in exchange for the issuance of pre-defined policies against the tobacco industry, which is prohibited under the law. During the House Committee...
Business tycoon Manuel B. Villar has emerged as the only Filipino listed in Bloomberg Billionaire Index, a daily ranking of the world’s top 500 richest people, amid the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic. Business tycoon Manuel B. Villar (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the...
