Citing his "dissatisfaction" with the performance of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero has sought the creation of a dedicated agency that would oversee the development of sports in the country. (Tom Briskey/ Unsplash) Romero filed in the ongoing 19th...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said there is a possibility that Covid-19 cases in the Philippines may continue to rise until December. "Maari po talaga na magtuloy-tuloy ang pagtaas ng kaso ng Covid-19 dito sa ating bansa even way through this October, November, and December," said DOH...
In this file photo taken on May 07, 2021, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines are seen on a table in Los Angeles, California. Frederic J. BROWN / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently reviewing the Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) application of vaccine...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is “doing everything” it can to administer at least 23 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in the first 100 days of the Marcos administration. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they have no plans to lower their target for the PinasLakas...
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) said that the expired Covid-19 vaccines, including those purchased by the private sector and local government units (LGUs), will be...
The Department of Health (DOH) has detected 924 more cases of Omicron subvariants in the Philippines. Based on the latest genome sequencing results, additional cases of Omicron subvariant BA.5, BA.4 and BA.2.12.1 were found, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Tuesday, Aug. 9....
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. The Department of Health (DOH) said that the number of dengue cases in the Philippines is now starting to peak. “As we are seeing right now, mukhang nagpi-peak na tayo ngayon. Nag start nitong rainy season talaga June, July, August usually...
The number of enrolled learners for the School Year (SY) 2022-2023 has climbed to 17,900,833, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, Aug. 9. (Photo courtesy of DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The enrollment period for the upcoming SY began on July 25, 2022. Of the more than...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the local jobs market has continued to improve, citing positive figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) June 2022 Labor Force Survey results. In a statement Tuesday, Aug. 9, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that while the June...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of additional funding for the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) financial assistance to individuals and families in “crisis situation.” In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 9, Budget Secretary Amenah F....
After 10 months in orbit, the country's first local university-built Filipino cube satellites (CubeSats) Maya-3 and Maya-4 re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere Aug.4 and Aug. 8 respectively, ending their mission, the Philippine Space Agency said on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Cube satellites, Maya-3 &...
The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) received a special citation from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) for its implementation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)- Seed and Extension Programs for the 2022 Wet Season. The recognition...
