The country’s agriculture sector has sustained nearly P2-billion damage from Severe Tropical Storm Maring, but losses are expected to further rise. Photo from Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas In the latest report of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Maring’s damage and losses to farm sector...
The government is expecting P492.4 billion worth of investments if the oil and gas service contracts (SCs) to be awarded under the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) designed by the Duterte administration will eventually reach commercial development and production phases....
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law will not be affected by the government’s increasing expenditures for coronavirus treatment. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the Duterte administration has proposed P80 billion for...
Opposition presidential aspirants are urged to undo the Philippines’ reliance on imported food, which was allegedly worsened by the pro-importation policy of the Duterte administration. “Public servants especially at the national level must address the most basic need of Filipinos: food. Yet,...
Online purchases and orders via phone calls/SMS of senior citizens (SC) and persons with disabilities (PWDs) must be granted the mandatory discounts as provided under the law, according to two joint memorandum circulars (JMC) prepared by government agencies led by the Department of Trade and...
State-owned companies dividend payments were slashed by more than half in the first nine-months of the year, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) revealed. The DOF reported it collected P53.1 billion from government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) in January to September, lower by 60...
The delayed implementation of the reduced tariff on pork importation and higher import cap is slowing down the pace of food price reduction, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said the nearly three-month delayed application of Executive Order No. 128...
PRC/MB The new passers of the Licensure Examination for Psychologists and Psychometricians will have their online oathtaking by the end of this year, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. The PRC said the virtual oath taking is set on Dec. 7 at 10 a.m., adding that it “will be...
DOH The Philippines logged 6,913 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, Oct. 17, bringing the country's running tally to 2,720,368, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. Based on the latest case bulletin, three percent or 81,641 of the total case count remained active or those who...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) A total of 1,539 children with comorbidities aged 12 to 17 were already vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Naging successful yung ating pagbabakuna dito sa pediatric group natin na nag umpisa...
The Philippines won in the 7th Asia Packaging Network (APN) International Packaging Symposium held in September. (DOST-ITDI) The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) bagged silver and bronze awards at the APN International Packaging Symposium...
DOH The Philippines saw another 7,772 new confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Oct. 16 The country's total recorded cases since last year stood at 2,713,509, the Department of Health (DOH) said in its latest case update. Three percent of the total cases or 85,048 are still...
