As part of the government's efforts to reopen the country's economy, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is batting for the opening of a "green lane" that will facilitate the entry to the Philippines of foreign travelers who have already been inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
MB FILE PHOTO (Juan Carlo de Vela) All brands of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are currently available in the country are “ideal” for all Filipinos, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday, May 21. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that there is no vaccine brand...
The government is pushing for the interoperability of all contact tracing applications used by local government units to boost the fight against the coronavirus spread. Dozens of people wait to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a mall in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has questioned the plan of the Philippine government to ban the entry of rice imports during harvest season, a move that will supposedly serve as a compromise to Malacañang’s latest move to temporarily slash tariff on imported rice from non-ASEAN countries....
The government has allowed the resumption of relocation of informal settlers affected by the construction of infrastructure projects. Department of Public Works and Highways (Manila Bulletin) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging...
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez, left, and Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / PNA Photo) The national government has granted the request for national team athletes to get their vaccines for COVID-19 as the Inter-Agency Task Force elevated the...
Traveling to Binadlan Falls in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental has become easier and safer with the completion of a 2.5-kilometer access road leading to the tourist destination. SAFER IS BETTER -- The completion of the 2.5-kilometer access road gives tourists a safer way to get to the Binadlan Falls...
Facing rough seas, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) officials led by Secretary Brother John Castriciones braved a boat ride to the remote Island of Lahuy in Caramoan, Camarines Sur just to distribute land titles to local agrarian reform beneficiaries. ROUGH DELIVERY--A team from the Department...
The government is preparing for the entry of international travelers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to the Philippines. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) An inter-agency group has been formed to craft the protocols governing the inbound travel of vaccinated individuals based on...
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite the procurement and release of connectivity load for its teachers, as the budget for this purpose has been available for some time already under the 2021 national budget and the economic stimulus package Congress...
The 18.97-kilometer (km) Marawi Transcentral Road--one of the key road improvement projects in war-torn Marawi City in Lanao del Sur--is "almost complete". Marawi Transcentral Road (Photo courtesy of Secretary Mark Villar's Facebook page) Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) More than 6,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, May 20. This pushed the country’s total number of cases since last year to 1,165,155, wherein 4.5 percent or 51,912 cases are still active....
