(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of the general adult population in the Philippines has already begun, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Oct. 11. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Philippines now has enough supply of...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that most private sector institutions have overshot their September inflation forecasts, noting that analysts appeared to have expected the worst last month. In a statement, the DOF said on Monday, Oct. 11, that analysts from the private sector had a median...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expressed hope on Monday, Oct. 11, that the agreement it signed with the Bureau of Customs would put an end to the smuggling of agricultural products into the country. Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, left, discusses a point during an online...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) will launch on Friday, Oct. 15, another variant of its enhanced nutribun—the kamote (sweet potato) variant. (DOST-FNRI) In an advisory, the DOST-FNRI announced the virtual launch of the newly developed...
Department of Health Three regions in the country remain under “high-risk” case classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This was bared by the Department of Health (DOH) in a virtual briefing on Monday, Oct. 11. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said these regions are the...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippines detected 411 new Delta variant cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from samples collected in the past months. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Monday, Oct. 11, said 747 samples collected in February, April, May, August, and September...
DOH The country recorded 12,159 more people who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on the latest case bulletin, the new infections pushed the nationwide running tally to 2,666,562, wherein about 3.4 percent or 90,927 cases are still active. Of those who are still receiving...
More than half of the initial list of tax-delinquent social media influencers have yet to begin the sign-up process with the Bureau of the Internal Revenue (BIR) despite crackdown, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Assistant Secretary Dakila Elteen M. Napao said late Friday, Oct. 8,...
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) is now investigating fraudulent activities that have been taking place in the distribution of farm equipment funded by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). In a briefing, PHilMech Executive Director Baldwin...
Actual construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam, pegged by the Duterte administration as its top solution to Metro Manila's water woes, may have to wait until next year because of delays in meeting some conditions, including consent from the affected indigenous peoples, according to the new...
The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has extended until Wednesday, Oct. 13 the deadline for submission of proposals for its Higher Education Institution Readiness for Innovation and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have forged an agreement to implement a new set of measures against the entry of smuggled agricultural commodities into the country. Agriculture Secretary William Dar and BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero signed the agreement...
