From left: Go Negosyo Executive Director, Thermina Akram; Senior Adviser for MSME Development, Engr. Merly Cruz; Go Negosyo founder and president, Joey Concepcion; Department of Trade and Industry Secretary, Alfredo Pascual; DTI OIC Director for BSMED, Emma Asusano; and Undersecretary, Blesila...
DOH COVID-19 TRACKER DATA/ JULY 28, 2022 The country's number of active Covid-19 cases is now nearly 30,000 after more than 3,000 new cases were recorded on Thursday, July 28. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 tracker, another 3,858 new infections were logged, bringing the active...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 50 health facilities were damaged due to the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that recently hit the province of Abra and other areas. The damaged facilities include eight hospitals, 28 rural health units, and 18 barangay health stations, said DOH...
17DENGUE The Department of Health (DOH) has already recorded close to 74,000 dengue cases since January. A total of 73,909 dengue cases have already been recorded as of July 9, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary of Public Health Services Team Beverly Ho during a press briefing on Thursday,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now in communication with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in order to obtain smallpox vaccines and medicines for its possible fight against monkeypox. “We like to assure that we are in constant communication with our counterparts,...
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 coordinating with global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX Facility if the latter could replace the expired Covid-19 vaccines procured...
In this file photo taken on April 26, 2021, commuters wearing protective face masks walk along Pratunam pier in Bangkok, after the government imposed strict restrictions for not wearing a mask in public following the recent outbreak of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Thailand. Thailand announced on...
The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) announced on Thursday, July 28, that it is now offering Bachelor of Sports Science (BSS). (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO FACEBOOK) This program, which was just approved today, is under the UPMin Department of Human Kinetics. BSS is a...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) announced 923 new cases of Omicron subvariants in the country based on its latest genome sequencing run. There were 890 cases of the BA.5 subvariant, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary of Public Health Services Team Beverly Ho in a press briefing on...
Scientists were impressed by the level of environmental and social awareness showcased by senior high school students in their space mission proposals on top of their creativity in naming them during the recently-concluded Space Science Camp organized by the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA)....
A species of pygmy grasshopper commonly known as the four-spined pygmy devil have been discovered by researchers in Mt. Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental. Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildelife Sanctuary (Photo courtesy of IUCN Naomi Doak via the UNESCO website) Arulenus validispinus, according to Dr. Victor B....
The Department of Finance (DOF) vowed to continue investing heavily in digitalization, technological innovation, and human capital development to remain competitive in a fast-changing and tech-driven global economy. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said on Thursday, July 8, that the Philippines...
