The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking to open up the Philippine agricultural market to Egyptian consumers, thus giving way to more investment opportunities that would be beneficial to both countries. PH-EGYPT MARKET ACCESS--Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar and new Egyptian...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that teenagers aged 16 to 17 with comorbidities can be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) should explore the feasibility of restructuring the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with additional forces to boost the country’s maritime defense. Senator Risa Hontiveros said this proposal may be worth considering in light of China’s continuous...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Senate to probe the failure of the government to bring down the cost of electricity rates in the country 20 years after the enactment of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or the EPIRA Law. In filing Senate Resolution No. 746, Hontiveros said it is...
A remote community in Albay will soon have its own reliable source of potable water, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said. SOLVING WATER WOES -- The Department of Agrarian Reform-Albay, Tiwi local government unit, and a farmer’s association ink an agreement for the construction of a...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was urged to reject the P12-billion seabed quarrying project in Manila Bay being proposed by a company called Silverquest Mining Resources Inc. (SMRI). The call was made by the national fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat showed her support for Jollibee amid the controversy facing the homegrown fast food giant. (Photo from DOT Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat's Facebook) Puyat posted on her social media accounts her picture with the Jollibee mascot with the...
The Department of Energy (DOE), headed by Secretary Alfonso Cusi, should own up and take responsibility for the power outages happening in Luzon and Metro Manila, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian said the agency must accept accountability, since it is mainly responsible for implementing...
DOH/MB The total number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines stood at 59,337 after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 7,228 new infections on Sunday, June 6. The DOH said that the active cases represent 4.7 percent of the country’s overall caseload which is...
The rapid surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Visayas and Mindanao is "manageable," the Department of Health (DOH) said Sunday, June 6. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with DZBB, Health Undersecretary and Treatment Czar Leopoldo Vega reiterated that minimum...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed gratitude to the United States government for its decision to donate some of its surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines and other countries. "Well nakuha natin yung magandang balita na iyan at tayo naman ay nagagalak at...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is calling all hotels and resorts in the country to "go green" and adopt sustainable practices in time with the celebration of the 2021 World Environment Day. Costales Nature Farm (Photo from the Department of Tourism) In a statement, DOT Secretary Bernadette...
