The Aboitiz Group has partnered with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for a nationwide mentoring program that targets to help agriculture-related small and medium enterprises (SMEs) become digital. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In partnership with DA, the Aboitiz Group...
DOH/MB The Philippines has once again saw more than 8,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, August 5. Based on the latest case bulletin, there were 8,127 additional COVID-19 cases, pushing the nationwide running total to 1,627,816. The last time that the country recorded over...
(MB FILE PHOTO/ ALI VICOY) The Department of Health (DOH) reported Thursday, Aug. 5, 116 new people infected with the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Of the new Delta infections, 95 are local cases, one is a returning overseas Filipino (ROF), and 20 cases are currently being verified if these are...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has threatened to terminate the contract of QRS, the service provider handling the passport delivery, following mounting public complaints against delay in the delivery of passport to hundreds of applicants. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr....
People wait in line for first dose vaccination at SM Manila on Thursday, Aug. 5. (ALI VICOY) The Department of Health (DOH) has appealed to the different local government units (LGUs) to ensure the safe conduct of their respective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) immunization activities. DOH...
Covid surge The country's four regions are now under the "high-risk" level in terms of the utilization of their intensive care unit (ICU) beds dedicated for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. These regions are Central Visayas with 70 percent occupancy rate, Ilocos with 71 percent, Cagayan...
The respective managements of Metro Manila's major railway systems have assured passengers that they will remain operational during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period, which will start Friday, Aug. 6. Transport authorities remind commuters to observe health protocols--including...
Food passes issued in 2020 can still be used by suppliers in transporting their agri-fishery products to Metro Manila during the enforcement of a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting Aug. 6. (Photo courtesy of the DA) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar clarified...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its adulation to the Filipino athletes representing the country in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and thanked them for being a "source of inspiration" amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from the Philippine Olympic Committee) In a...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has reported that more than 235,000 subscriber identity module (SIM) cards with connectivity load are currently being used by its teaching and non-teaching personnel. (DepEd Facebook page) DepEd said as of Aug. 2, 95.45 percent of all SIM cards have been...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Wednesday, Aug.4, that more than 90,000 public school teachers and non-teaching personnel have so far self-reported their vaccination status. (Deped Facebook page) Deped said 90,394 personnel reported that they have already been vaccinated against...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already downloaded more than P3.57-billion worth of “special” cash assistance to the local government units (LGUs) in areas under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao. Milo Patarata Sr. of...
