The Philippines and the European Union (EU) have officially launched the National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Program for the Philippines (CopPhil) to strengthen resilience to natural disasters and climate change. In a taped report, DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Peña said CopPhil...
(NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) has recommended the use of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine among children six to 17 years old. “The VEP already submitted the recommendation to FDA , use of Sinovac vaccine for the...
A women-led enterprise assisted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Misamis Oriental now helps housewives to earn extra income. Workers clean the pouches before putting the products in the Fully Automatic Double Layer...
"Bring him to my office." This was Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.'s order after receiving reports that a man claiming to be an employee at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was selling passport appointment slots, and was running away with his victims' money. Foreign Affairs...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has allotted a P3.2 million fund to iSULAT (intelligent stroke utilization, learning, assessment, and testing) project to address handwriting problems. In a taped report, DOST Secretary...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government is planning to extend the conduct of the fourth round of the national vaccination drive or the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" program after it only reached 44...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Department of Agriculture (DA) Consumer and Political Affairs Undersecretary Kristine Y. Evangelista turned over the P2-million financial grant to the two qualified Kadiwa stores on Friday, March 11. Aguilar said the two Kadiwa stores -- Pagsasarili Talipapa...
Funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the De La Salle University (DLSU) has created a mobile electronic dictionary (e-dictionary) to help save the country's dying languages. (Photo from DOST) According to DOST, there are 187 Philippine languages, but only 183 are living, while...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) expressed its support to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in its move to stop reserving passport appointment slots to recruiters , saying this will give every Filipino an equal opportunity to obtain the said document. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA)...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, March 11 announced the Philippines’ participation in the 2022 cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a...
To assist public school teachers and personnel who will serve in the 2022 polls, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established its Elections Task Force (ETF) Operation and Monitoring Center. Public school teachers undergo training for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Members of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) were urged to participate in the national vaccination days of the government. PCEC "PCEC encourages our member denominations, local churches, and para-church organizations to voluntarily participate in Bayanihan Bakunahan IV or the...
