The Department of Finance (DOF) urged climate experts and leaders from the public, private, and development sectors to invest more in resilience finance to reduce climate risks and disasters. At the Climate Investment Forum organized by the Climate Change Commission (CCC), Finance Secretary...
Health workers from public, private hospitals and health facilities nationwide holds a "day of protest" infront of the Department of Health (DOH) along Sta. Cruz, Manila, on 24 November 2022. Health workers demand for swift release of their One Covid-19 allowance and health emergency allowance and...
Almost six million "poorest of the poor" Filipino families are now set to be given aid in their monthly electricity bill for 30 more years following the approval of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the law on Extending and Enhancing the Implementation of the Lifeline Rate. The Energy...
153rd Malasakit Center launch at OFW Hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga on Nov. 24, 2022. (DOH Facebook page) The 153rd Malasakit Center in the country was launched on Thursday, Nov. 24, at the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga. Key government officials were present...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. believes that science plays a large part when it comes to the new solutions in the new normal, emphasizing the role of innovation, being able to adjust properly to new ideas, and systems, with science becoming the lifeblood of survival in the coming years....
Two European officials visited the heads of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), DOST said on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Giovanni Serritella (from left), EU Philippines Program Manager for Environment; Maria Terron Puig, DG-INTPA Philippine Desk...
NKTI facade (FILE PHOTO) The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) announced that its Emergency Room (ER) already reached full capacity, urging patients to go to other health facilities for the time being. In an advisory, the NKTI said that most of their patients being managed at their...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has vowed to resolve the complicated military and uniformed personnel (MUP) retirement and pension system that continues to take a heavy toll on the government’s yearly budget. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said on Wednesday, Nov. 23, that the MUP pension...
Several alternatives to single-use plastics are being looked for by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in collaboration with other government organizations as it adopts a whole-of-government approach in its search. Plastic waste (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) According to DOST, studies...
In partnership with the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) University Library ALIVErary BOOKS program, the Department of Education (DepED) will launch the 6th National Climate Change Conference (NCCC) in November 2022. The three-day virtual conference will be launched beginning...
COVID-19 virus The Philippines saw 695 more cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Metro Manila registered the most number of cases in the recent two weeks with 3,402. It was followed by Calabarzon with 1,981, Western Visayas with 1,472, Central Luzon with...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 137,000 infants in Metro Manila were vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) during its 10-day catch-up immunization drive. A total of 137,701 infants aged zero to 12 months were vaccinated against VPDs such as polio, measles, mumps,...
