DOH The country logged 14,286 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Sept. 30. With the detection of new cases, the country's cumulative tally of confirmed infections soared to 2,549,966, wherein 5.4 percent or 138,294 remain active or...
The Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) is still looking at the possibility of including employees who have been infected with COVID-19 while on a work-from-home arrangement in its cash assistance benefits. (Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash) In a virtual Laging Handa briefing on Thursday,...
The Philippines is seen importing more chicken meat until end this year despite declining demand, data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed. The latest forecast of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila (Post) showed that the Philippines’ “chicken meat...
Malacañang assured the public that the technical issues surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) case reporting of the Department of Health (DOH) will not affect the government's decisions regarding its pandemic response, including the next Metro Manila's next alert level classification....
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure that those who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC) on Oct. 1 to 8 will observe the minimum public health standards amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
In recognition of the “invaluable work” of teachers especially during the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Sept. 30, announced that their allowable service credits last school year have been expanded. (Photo from DepEd) “DepEd acknowledges that many teachers have...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has raised alarm over the possibility that the government is entering into a midnight deal to extend the service contract of the Malampaya project with the gas field operator Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) by finalizing the transfer of its participating...
Projects in the railway sector will get the largest share of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) P151.34 billion budget that has been approved in the plenary deliberations of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The interior of the newly built Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2...
A local watchman installs a warning sign on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, placing a street in Parañaque City under granular lockdown. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country’s response against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has already “improved,” the Department of Health (DOH) said- despite...
There has been a drop in the retail prices of fresh pork in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday, Sept. 29. (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Keith Bacongco) Latest data from the DA-Bantay Presyo Price Monitoring Unit showed that the prevailing price of kasim is now at P280...
Still smarting from accusations that it spent billions of pesos in public funds for overpriced COVID-19 supplies, the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management was assailed anew for hoarding P5.53 billion allocated by government for the purchase of learning materials. Rep. France...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is demanding rich countries to fulfill their pledge of providing the massive financing needed to reverse the devastating effects of climate change. During the Ministerial Dialogue of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has...