The Philippines will start accepting fully-vaccinated foreign leisure travelers from visa-free countries beginning Feb. 10, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. (Photo from Unsplash) Puyat made the announcement on Friday, Jan. 28, after the Inter-Agency Task Force...
(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that Metro Manila is now under the “moderate” risk classification after a decreasing trend of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases was observed in recent days. “Moderate-risk na po ang NCR (National Capital Region) kahapon pa. Bumababa na po ng...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have agreed to share data on traded agricultural commodities as well as unfair trade practices and imports. The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) formalize their agreement to share data on traded...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has wrapped up its second Hybrid Philippine Education Tourism Conference (PETC) over the week which was among the government's programs to promote the country. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat speaks during the virtual recognition of...
At least 22,000 workers affected by the more stringent alert level status in Metro Manila have already applied for the latest round of the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) COVID-19 Adjustment Measure Program (CAMP). (FILE PHOTO) In a virtual Laging Handa briefing on Thursday, Jan. 27,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) listed 18,191 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Thursday, Jan. 27. The majority of the cases reported were from Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and Davao Region. There were also 22,014 more recoveries and 74 fatalities recorded on Thursday. The recovery...
The aggressive implementation of infrastructure projects especially through the Build Build Build project has resulted in the employment of more than 1.6 million Filipinos, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Thursday, Jan. 27. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that from...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it would support the implementation of the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy outside Metro Manila should local government units (LGUs) decide to adopt the same scheme currently being imposed in the National Capital Region. A “No Vaccination, No Ride”...
COVID-19 virus A total of 618 new Omicron coronavirus variant cases have been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Jan. 27. The DOH noted that the majority of the new cases were composed of the BA.2 sublineage or the “stealth Omicron.” "Both the...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said he is ready to face the House of Representatives’ inquiry over the government's handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. Duque made the statement after the House...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will be issuing the guidelines in the coming days on how to use the COVID-19 self-administered antigen test kits. “Meron po tayong policy na ilalabas po natin (We have a policy that we will release) maybe tomorrow or Friday that will state the...
The Department of Science and Technology Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) said it is eyeing to fund a total of 304 research projects in 2024 to boost the country's economic progress and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response....