Consumers may get some relief soon from higher prices as the Department of Finance (DOF) has seen signs inflation may have peaked in July on the back of decelerating global crude prices. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 17, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the country could have reached...
Less than a week before classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 in public schools start nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) has already received almost 500 reports on concerns related to the school opening. The Public Assistance Command Center at the DepEd Central Office in Pasig City...
As it prepares to welcome back the students to schools next week, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte recognized the efforts and initiatives of its partners and other education stakeholders to help ensure the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. VP and DepEd Secretary...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccines against Covid-19 might be commercially available in the Philippines by early next year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
Local cement manufacturers welcomed the thrust of the current administration towards a bias for domestic industries, stressing they too are victims of import surges that threaten the viability of their cement factories. “Like our peers in the sugar sector, we welcome President Ferdinand Marcos’...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo A government that is accessible to the public any time of the day, any day of the week. This is the vision of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John E. Uy. A passionate advocate of e-governance, Secretary Uy said that...
FACE MASK (Unsplash) The number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines slightly decreased on Tuesday, Aug.16, as the Department of Health (DOH) logged more than 2,000 cases. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, a total 2,633 more people were infected with the Covid-19 virus. In the recent days, the...
The inadequate number of classrooms in the Philippines was further reduced due to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to reconstruct and repair typhoon-damaged schools, said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The teachers’ group said that several classrooms in...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) is recommending to amend the Covid-19 Vaccination Law if the Marcos administration will not extend the period of state of calamity due to the pandemic. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they already presented this recommendation to President...
Satellite technology has gone a long way from just providing internet connection in far-flung areas as it is now aimed at educating people about financial literacy. PhilSA Space Missions Control and Operations Division Science Research Specialist I Engr. Vench Learry Angulo running diagnostics...
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) Vaccination sites will be set up in strategic locations such as in “highly...
DOH The Philippines and the United States (US) are using different metrics in order to determine the Covid-19 classification of an area, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Aug. 16. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement after the US Center for Disease Control...
