The Department of Finance (DOF) expects revenues from real property tax (RPT) would accelerate as local government units (LGUs) enhance their digital tools to strengthen local property valuation and tax collections. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Tuesday, June 22,...
In line with the celebration of World Environment Month, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has reminded travelers to be responsible when interacting with marine wildlife to ensure their protection and sustainability. Anilao, Batangas (Photo courtesy of Robert Yin / Department of Tourism) "Observing...
COVID-19 VACCINATION – Davao City residents flock to the city's biggest vaccination hub at the Azuela Cove in Lanang to avail themselves of COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccination hub could serve at least 1,000 recipients per day. (Keith Bacongco) An informed consent is still needed before an...
(Unsplash / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has reminded the public on Tuesday to also take care of their mental health as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to pose various challenges in human life. People may experience stress or anxiety during this time of...
In an apparent reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning on jab rejection, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged the Department of Health to further boost government’s pro-vaccination messaging by lifting stringent safety protocols for vaccinated people by allowing them to play...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, June 22 maintained that the key to the resumption of face-to-face classes is getting teachers and students inoculated against the coronavirus disease or COVID-19. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said he sees...
President Duterte is not pleased with Cebu's defiance of the national government's health protocols on international arrivals. President Rodrigo Duterte reads a document while presiding over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at...
President Duterte is still opposed to the resumption of face-to-face classes for now especially in the wake of threats from the contagious Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has advised drivers and conductors of public utility vehicles (PUVs) to take advantage of the government’s assistance program for transport stakeholders affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now...
Six local government unit (LGUs) in Batangas have been declared free of African Swine Fever (ASF)--the first "local declaration" in the country since its outbreak last year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) “This is the first local...
As four new cases of the Delta coronavirus variant have been detected in the country, the government is determined to keep the tight border controls to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible virus strain. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an airport employee at...
The government will offer death benefits to indigenous peoples mandatory representatives in barangays based on a latest order of President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President signed Executive Order No. 139 authorizing the payment of death and burial benefits...
