People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Covid-19 cases per day in the country may increase to close to 2,300 by the end of December, based...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has tapped its unprogrammed appropriation to fund the one-month requirement of a government aid to the poorest households in the country. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the department approved the release of the Special Allotment Release...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Nov. 28, a total of 8,032 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that daily average cases are currently at 1,147 which is 0.3 percent higher than cases from Nov. 14 to 20. The agency also recorded five...
Individuals who wish to benefit from the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) free activities may join the department’s digital literacy training in December. (MB Visual Content Group) Spearheaded by DICT CALABARZON, the initiative will be launched through the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it would support the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in its efforts to help local government units (LGUs) streamline their processes. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Ernesto Perez (ARTA Photo) ARTA Secretary Ernesto...
An infectious diseases expert believes that another surge in Covid-19 cases is unlikely this coming holiday season. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI VICOY /...
The Department of Finance (DOF) lauded the decision of the House of Representatives to approve on final reading a proposed measure seeking to impose taxes on single-use plastics. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the swift approval of House Bill (HB) 4102 or the Single-use...
Two House committees on Monday, Nov. 28, created a technical working group (TWG) to hammer out the details for a substitute bill that would consolidate 35 proposed measures on the creation of a Department of Water Resources (DWR) to improve the country’s water management and oversee the critical...
Lack of public utilities add to the hardships of informal settler families (ISFs) at government resettlement areas, Senator Raffy Tulfo said. Tulfo revealed this in today’s hybrid public hearing of the Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement chaired by Senator Joseph Victor...
The Philippines once again recorded more than 1,000 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, Nov. 27. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) data, another 1,326 new Covid-19 cases were detected. These new infections brought the number of active cases across the country to 18,482. Most of the infections in...
The Department of Finance (DOF) remained confident that the national government’s debt ratio would decline during the Marcos administration despite its recent uptick in the third-quarter. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the government’s ability to pay its debts continues to improve...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN A total of 1,874 more people were found to have contracted the Covid-19 virus, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday, Nov. 26. These cases brought the number of active infections nationwide to 18,348, as shown in the DOH's Covid-19 tracker. The...