Professor Emeritus Leonor Briones on Monday, July 4, formally turned over to Vice President Sara Duterte the leadership of the country’s biggest bureaucracy: the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (left) with former Education Secretary Leonor Briones...
As she formally assumed the position as a Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 4, paid tribute to her predecessor Leonor Briones. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (left) with former Education Secretary Leonor Briones during the...
(UNSPLASH) A public health expert on Monday, July 4, warned of the rising number of dengue cases in the Philippines, as the severe form of this mosquito-borne viral disease can be very serious and life threatening. Rainy season indicates the peak of dengue infection. This is why the immediate past...
Science and technology will now play a part in addressing growing challenges in safe maritime transport, cleaner seas, and maritime defense and jurisdiction in the country through an agreement signed by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging...
The Department of Health reported on Monday, July 4 a total of 7,398 new Covid-19 cases in the past week, while the seven-day average daily cases rose by 60 percent. (DOH/MB) According to DOH's data, the average daily number of cases which is at 1,057 is 60 percent higher than cases from June 20 to...
The Department of Health-Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) issued Certificates of Proficiency for 2022 to all 14 Philippine Red Cross (PRC) molecular laboratories across the country. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS FACEBOOK) According to a statement released by PRC on Monday, July 4, all 14...
Despite having no health chief amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) assured on Monday, July 4 its staff and the public that all of the agency's services and activities are ongoing. DOH In a statement, DOH Undersecretary Lilibeth C. David said that this includes pandemic...
Malacañang said President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is already in the final stages of choosing his Health Secretary, assuring the public that he was aware of the position's importance in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau)...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) is currently a project that protects watersheds against forest fires through the establishment of greenbelt with the use of the plant Maguey....
DOH An additional 1,323 new Covid-19 cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, July 3. The new cases brought the number of active cases nationwide to 9,703, as shown in the DOH Covid-19 tracker website. The Philippines has been recording more than 1,000 cases daily since June...
Reiterating that the role is pivotal, especially amid the ongoing pandemic, health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should now appoint a responsible...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte has praised the extension of the “Libreng Sakay” (Free rides) for the EDSA Carousel bus transit line, which President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. approved. Long queue of motorists seen at EDSA near scout Borromeo in Quezon City...
