As the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to urge the public to donate blood, the humanitarian organization said in a statement on Monday, November 1 that it does not condone giving payments for the act. A Philippine Red Cross volunteer collects blood from a donor during a recent mobile blood...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is expected to pay the P4.6 billion unpaid salaries to around 9,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who were forced to return to the Philippines last 2016. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is...
With the Holiday Season coming, the Department of Agriculture has expressed confidence in having enough food supply for consumers. DA Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan said that there is no reason to worry regarding supply, as consumers normally buy more during the week between Christmas Day and the New...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it observed that the decline in newly confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide has slowed down. “May nakikita tayong pagbagal sa ating pagbaba. It is still going down but the decline is slower than...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) expressed optimism that the STAMINA4Space program will further boost the country’s space research and development (R&D) initiatives. Space Technology and Applications Mastery, Innovation, and Advancement Program (Photo from STAMINA4Space's...
The Philippines incurred billions of pesos in losses due to climate-related hazards in over a decade despite contributing only a meager to global greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Finance (DOF) revealed Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, that extreme weather driven by climate change cost the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has targeted an unprecedented hybrid rice area of 1.2 to 1.3 million hectares for crop year 2022 after a lull in planting amid the pandemic. Frisco M. Malabanan, DA rice program consultant, said at least 700 hectares of hybrid rice are being readied for the bumper...
(Photo from the Philippine Space Agency) The country’s space imaging capabilities took center stage in the latest edition of the Philippine Space Watch. Snapshots of different sights all over the world taken by Diwata-2 , the Philippines’ second microsatellite, were showcased, the Philippine...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) urged the Senate to defer the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement pending the conduct of consultations with farmers. 42933 In a statement, the FFF pointed out that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has not...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that no Filipinos were hurt when a man in a Joker costume launched an attack on a train in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, October 31. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) The DFA made the assurance following reports that 17 people were injured during a knife...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Nov. 1, recorded 3,117 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases across the country. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on its latest cases bulletin, the new cases pushed the nationwide running tally to 2,790,375, of which, 1.5 percent or 43,185 are...
Economic recovery is “not a horse race” among Asian peers, the Department of Finance (DOF) clarified after a number of analysts anticipated that the Philippines may likely become the last country in region to regain its pre-pandemic growth level. “I don't watch the projections for the...
