The Department of Education (DepEd) praised a teacher from Kapalong, Davao del Norte for initiating a mobile stage for her kinder students who were not able to join their pictorial as part of their virtual moving-up ceremony for School Year (SY) 2020-2021. (DepEd Facebook page) Kinder teacher Mae...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will temporarily suspend the operations of its consular offices in Metro Manila when the capital region reverts to a two-week strict lockdown in August. Department of Foreign Affairs (via DFA website) The foreign affairs department however will have limited...
At least 5,000 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) are expected to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as part of the inoculation program for transport workers of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr)....
As Malacañang announced that the National Capital Region (NCR) will be placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Friday, July 31, that it has available stockpiles and standby funds amounting to more...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, July 30, that the enhanced nutribun will soon be available in Gumaca, Quezon. DOST-FNRI's enhanced nutribun technology (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the enhanced nutribun...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the local government units (LGUs) have so far provided more than P14-million worth of relief aid to the families affected by southwest monsoon rains enhanced by typhoon “Fabian." (DSWD-DROMIC Facebook page) The DSWD’s Disaster Response...
The Israeli medical experts who arrived on July 26, 2021. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) Medical experts from Israel advised the Philippines not to think for now of using coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots and focus first in vaccinating its eligible population. “Our main...
While the government is yet to release guidelines on public mobility in connection with the impending reimposition of an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it will recommend that the current supply and capacity of public transport be...
From left: Tuesday Niu, Arnell Igncio, and Bea Binene The past season saw the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at the forefront of people-centric projects and decisions that have paved the way for employees and employers alike to find their way through this global pandemic. It did not...
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade landed on the Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay from Manila on Friday, July 30, ahead of its target completion in September this year. Tugade landed on the BIA runway on Friday morning aboard Gulfstream 150 to check the ongoing progress of...
DOH/MB The country reported 8,562 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, July 30--the highest single-day tally in seven weeks. The last time that the Philippines recorded at least 8,000 cases was last July 12 with 8,027 new infections. Active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) together with partner-agencies and institutions committed Friday, July 30, to end the country’s dependence on single-use plastics by seeking better alternatives to these products while also promoting sustainable development, and economic viability....
