The Philippines and the United Kingdom (UK) have reaffirmed their enhanced partnership, with officials noting that the relationship between the two countries has been on a "fine trajectory". DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. meets UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) Minister of...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is checking reports of possible COVID-19 vaccine wastage in areas affected by typhoon Odette. “In terms of the wastage, we are trying to get more reports,” said DOH Undersecretary...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Government Emergency Communications System (GECS) project, is set to deploy three mobile operations vehicles for emergency (MOVE) units in disaster hotspots across the country. (Photo from DICT-Caraga) DICT...
Operations at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) are still suspended "until further notice" due to the damage caused during the onslaught of Typhoon "Odette." Mactan Cebu Airport (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "The airport is undergoing damage assessment and debris clean up activities to...
The Philippines wants no part in a new resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to launch an international investigation into alleged abuses in Ethiopia as this will not help improve the situation. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File photo/Malacañang) Foreign...
Malacañang has appointed Atty. John Henry Du Naga as the new privacy commissioner of the National Privacy Commission (NPC), effective December 14, 2021, for a term of three years. National Privacy Commission Incoming Commissioner Naga will succeed Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez Liboro, whom...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it allocated P12.3 million worth of medicines and other supplies needed in areas that were hit by typhoon “Odette.” “Meron po tayong P12.3 million worth of medicines, assorted medical supplies, hygiene kits, and ibang COVID-19 supplies na prepositioned...
(FILE PHOTO) The Philippines confirmed 582 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, Dec. 17. The new infections brought the country's cumulative tally of cases to 2,837,464. Of the total figure, 0.4 percent or 10,167 are still active cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines has already administered over 100 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines since it began its vaccination program against the said illness last March. Based on the National Vaccination Dashboard, 100,019,138 vaccine doses were already...
The number of establishments that have been compliant with the government's health and safety protocols increased this year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Friday, Dec. 17. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Assistant Secretary Ma. Teresita Cucueco said that compared to last...
After almost two decades, the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) that would link Quezon City to Bulacan is now on track for completion as the government is committed to make the rail line operational by the fourth quarter of 2022. (Photo from Department of Transportation) This, after President...
Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN All seven close contacts of the Nigerian national who was found carrying the Omicron coronavirus variant tested negative for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday night. “All seven close contacts are negative. Last passenger of...
