While the attention suddenly shifted from Covid-19 to Monkeypox, some infectious disease experts believe that the public should still be more concerned about Covid-19, citing several reasons as to why this should be the case. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin File Photo) During a press briefing of...
Reemergence of Monkeypox, a viral zoonosis or a virus transmitted to humans from animals, recently made rounds on social media after it appeared in the middle of a global health crisis caused by Covid-19. Monkeypox (Photo courtesy of openwho.org) With its recent detection in some parts of Africa,...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has received reports that some Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) personnel have allegedly harassed a number of businesses to raise money for the Department of Finance (DOF) chief’s parting gift. A “pabaon” to be given prior to his retirement on June 30...
The Philippines said that it was able to protect Filipino migrants from abusive practices and the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and brought justice to human trafficking victims through its rights-based and proactive enforcement of border measures. Assistant Secretary for Migrant Workers’...
Over 100 patients in Malabon, including senior citizens and immunocompromised, received their 1st booster shots against Covid-19 after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) "Bakuna" Bus returned to the city. A Philippine Red Cross (PRC) staff administers 1st Covid-19 booster shot to a resident of Malabon...
Investors and enterprises can now access the Fiscal Incentives Registration and Monitoring System (FIRMS), an online registration where investors can monitor their submitted applications for tax incentives, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Assistant Secretary and Fiscal Incentives...
The Bureau of the Internal Revenue (BIR), the government’s main tax agency, missed its collection goal in the first-quarter due to higher availment of input value-added tax (VAT) credits by businesses. In a statement released by the Department of Finance (DOF) on Sunday, May 22, the bureau...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there is no available test yet to diagnose “long- Covid.” The World Health Organization (WHO) defined long-Covid or post Covid-19 condition as a “constellation of long-term symptoms that some people experience after they have had Covid-19.” “To...
DOH Another Omicron subvariant called BA.4 has entered the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, May 21. The country's first Omicron-BA.4 involves a "Filipino citizen who flew in from the Middle East" last May 4, the DOH said in an advisory. "His positive test result...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has ordered the suspension of the special audit task forces of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for causing uncertainty for some taxpayers. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Revenue Special Orders (RSOs) and Operations Memoranda (OMs) have resulted...
A health reform advocate on Friday, May 20, said that the national government should “embark on an educational campaign” and impose border control measures amid the threat of monkeypox. Monkeypox is a viral disease coming from animals. Its symptoms include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said there are still no monkeypox cases in the Philippines. “To date, Monkeypox has not been detected within the Philippines or at its borders,” the DOH said in an advisory on Friday, May 20. The DOH said monkeypox virus is “transmitted to humans through...
