President Duterte said he already ordered the Department of Finance (DOF) to increase the amount of monthly subsidy for poor families from P200 to P500 per household in lieu of suspending excise tax amid rising oil prices. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) During his speech in...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, March 21 that it recorded 3,572 new Covid-19 cases in the past week. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI...
Consumer should brace themselves for further acceleration in prices as the Philippines continues to face inflationary pressures from both food and non-food items, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said effects of the African swine fever (ASF) continues to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the registration and secured conviction of several illegal lending companies as part of its sustained crackdown against illegal and abusive lenders, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, the DOF cited an SEC report that showed...
Reducing infrastructure spending to temper the government's growing debt stock will be counterproductive in the long-run as far as economic recovery is concerned, the Department of Finance (DOF) warned. While there is a need to gradually narrow the government’s budget deficit, Finance Chief...
DOH There is a possibility that the Department of Health (DOH) will once again release the Covid-19 case bulletin on a daily basis if the country will experience a spike in coronavirus infections again. If that happens, the case bulletin will still follow the current format—which is highlighting...
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 at least 65 million individuals in the Philippines have already completed their primary vaccination series against Covid-19. "Sa...
Hotel guests from different households are now allowed to share rooms in accommodation establishments (AEs) located in areas under Alert Level 3 and below, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Thursday, March 17. READY FOR COVID-19 RISE. The Department of Tourism Eastern Visayas regional...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has defended its move to release the Covid-19 case bulletin weekly as this is one of the ways for the public to “learn to live with the virus.” “This was a policy decision. This was a decision made by the government because we saw the benefit in revising and...
More than 100,000 foreign tourists have visited the Philippines since the national government opened the country's borders to 157 visa-free nations last month, the Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed Friday, March 18. Kids swim in Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination...
To provide support to private education institutions offering basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established the Private Education Office (PEO) at the DepEd Central Office (CO). (Photo courtesy of DepEd) "With the establishment of the PEO, DepEd can now fully exercise its...
(Photo from Pixabay) The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed concerns on the health of at least two million students in basic education if the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act or “vape bill” will be passed into law. DepEd, in a statement issued on Thursday, March 17, said that...
