President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to fly to New York City this month to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and meet with other world leaders, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In a pre-departure...
To aid the country's post-pandemic recovery, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to encourage Singaporean businesses to invest in the Philippines during his visit there next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate /...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gave a rundown of the problems being faced by its Manila Bay rehabilitation project during the 2023 budget hearings at the House of Representatives. The main problems mentioned were informal settlements, invasive water plants, and solid...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) should address any leakages in the government’s distribution of Covid-19-related cash assistance programs instead of discontinuing it, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said on Thursday, Sept. 1. Go said he disagrees with the proposal to discontinue...
The Department of Finance (DOF) sought the support of local chief executives for the passage of critical legislative measures that aim to empower local government units (LGUs) to attain fiscal sustainability. During a gathering of Leyte and Samar mayors, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Luis Enrique Austria Manalo has emphasized that his department would execute President Marcos’ ‘’marching orders’’ which is not to surrender a single inch of Philippine territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Appearing before the committee...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
FACE MASK (Unsplash) The number of new Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila is now in a slow decline, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Patuloy din na bumababa ang kaso ng new cases sa NCR although hindi ganoon kabilis (The number of new cases in the NCR continues to decrease, although it is not...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) is hopeful to at least reach 50 percent of its target for the PinasLakas Covid-19 vaccination campaign. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) has observed a narrowing gap between Covid-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated people in terms of hospital admissions, suggesting waning immunity among the population. “Nakikita natin na lumilit yung gap between the unvaccinated and vaccinated...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) urged all local government units (LGUs) to...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has shrugged off criticisms raised by some lawmakers against the hefty unprogrammed funds under the Marcos administration’s proposed national budget for next year. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangadaman on Wednesday, Aug. 31, said the DBM is ready to...
