The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) is on the search for new social media Science and Technology Advocates of Research (STARs). (Photo from DOST-PCIEERD) In a statement, DOST-PCIEERD said that...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said there is an increase in the number of severe and critical Covid-19 patients in the country. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that the country now has at least 800 severe and critical Covid-19 patients. "Yes, we...
The Department of Finance (DOF) will continue borrowing mostly from the domestic debt markets under the Marcos administration on the back of the growing appetite of Filipino retail investors in government securities. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 23, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said...
Malacañang remains tight-lipped on calls for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to designate a full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary to focus on issues affecting the agriculture sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "We have no...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants to restore the budget cuts made to the University of the Philippines (UP) System and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Under the proposed 2023 National Expenditure Program...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said that there are “sufficient chairs and tables” for learners in Jose Abad Santos High School, clarifying that the students who were captured sitting on the floor on the first day of classes were actually doing “psychosocial activities.” (Unsplash) The...
Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug. 23 denied knowledge of the attempted importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar to address the supposed supply deficit in the country. Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez said it was only on Aug 10 that they learned that former Department of Agriculture (DA)...
The Department of Education (DepEd) surpassed its target enrollment rate for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 as it recorded 28,797,660 enrolled learners on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of...
Amid pressure from senators to disclose the persons who supposedly influenced him to sign the unauthorized order on the importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar, former Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian said Tuesday, Aug. 23 that nobody was behind his move...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has identified the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as the agency that has the “the lowest regular staff-to-clientele ratio in the entire bureaucracy". Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto (Facebook) Figures cited by Recto...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 23,883 new Covid-19 cases in the past week, it said on Monday, Aug. 22. (DOH/MB) According to its latest case bulletin, average daily cases have lowered by 15 percent at 3,412 compared to cases from Aug. 8 to Aug. 14. However, DOH also recorded 101 Covid-19...
More than 28 million students have enrolled for School Year (SY) 2022-2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 22, said. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School Quezon City assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of face-to-face classes on...
