Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed optimism that more foreign tourists will visit the country with the easing of travel restrictions starting next month. The DOT announced on Friday, March 11, that there will be no longer limitation on the number of...
As part of the progressive expansion phase, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, March 11, said that more than 6,000 schools nationwide have already started implementing limited face-to-face classes. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) In a virtual press briefing, DepEd Assistant Secretary Malcolm...
COVID-19 virus The Philippines is better prepared to face the Deltacron coronavirus variant, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje believes that the country is now more equipped in handling another variant of concern given its experiences in battling...
Personal income tax (PIT), which is withheld from an employee's salary and paid to the government, remained a major revenue stream for the government despite the lowering of rates on individual taxpayers and the pandemic-induced economic slowdown. Data released from the Department of Finance (DOF)...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP An infectious disease expert urged the government not to drop the mandatory wearing of face masks if it decides to place some areas...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to recall NEA’s most recent memoranda in appointing general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs) saying that agency violated the law as it went beyond its...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P3 billion to fund the government’s fuel subsidies for the public utility vehicle (PUV) and the agriculture sector. DBM Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Tina Rose Marie L. Canda said on Thursday, March 10, that they released P2.5 billion...
A tourism worker gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at Imelda Park in Catbalogan City, Samar. (Photo from Department of Tourism) Sixty-four million Filipinos were already fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that the government...
The Department of National Defense’s (DND) procurement of 17 units of Russian-made Mil Mi-17 heavy lift helicopters will push through even amid the latter’s ongoing military invasion in Ukraine. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND Secretary...
As part of its goal to boost the country’s businesses in the sector of science and technology (S&T), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to showcase various innovations from Filipino tech start-ups and businesses in a forum with investors from the Middle East. DOST said...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss the parameters about placing some areas under "Alert Level 0" amid the decreasing number of Covid-19 cases in the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) announced the launch of a new project that aims to assist six climate-vulnerable cities in adapting to, and mitigating the effects of, climate change. On Thursday, March 10, the DOF launched the $15 million, or P750 million, five-year Climate Resilient Cities (CRC)...
