The domestic garment and textile industry has urged government to support companies that repurposed towards producing medical grade personal protective equipment (PPEs) , stockpiling of PPEs, and stop the importation of substandard PPEs, to help jobs recovery in the industry. Nurses in PPEs The...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Jan. 16, reported 37,154 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB The additional cases brought the total number of cases in the country to 3,205,396. The Health department also reported 30,037 new recoveries and 50 new deaths. Total...
The project leader of the lagundi clinical trial conducted by the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) and the Department of Science and Technology Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), reminded the public to follow the prescribed dosage of the medicinal plant....
The SM Store donates toys, books, and school supplies to a remote village school in Rizal INCLUSIVITY ACTIVITY The SM Store representatives bringing toys, books, and school supplies with the children of Inigan Elementary School On a mission to bring joy to the communities, The SM Store surprised...
Tourism chief sees ‘revenge travel’ manifesting across all markets of the Philippine tourism industry A GLIMPSE OF PARADISE El Nido, Palawan (File photo) The annual tourism revenue in 2020 was no doubt higher than the receipts generated the following year since tourists were still able to enter...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Saturday, Jan. 15, announced that it is exploring the potential benefits of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as a nasal inhaler and mouth wash to prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Unsplash) In an interview over...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported another record-breaking number of fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases for three consecutive days as 39,004 infections were confirmed on Saturday, Jan. 15. Saturday's cases shattered the previous highest daily tally on Jan. 14 where 37,207 cases...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), private operator of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), has started rolling out its free random antigen testing among volunteering passengers of the rail line. LRT-1 This was in line with the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) directive to the railway...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 15, that 5,901 participants of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trials in the country have already received their first dose of jabs against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Converge ICT Solutions CEO and Executive Director Dennis Anthony Uy on Friday called the attention of the Department of Public Works and Highways, whose road works and diggings damaged several of the telecommunication firm’s underground fiber cables. “Hundreds of our Converge subscribers were...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH) will meet next week to discuss the expansion phase of limited face-to-face classes in basic education. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the “Laging Handa” public briefing on Friday, Jan. 14, Education Undersecretary...
