President Duterte has owned up to the "sin" of having to compete with richer countries as far as the Philippines' supply of the life-saving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are concerned. (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing late...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of the general adult population in the Philippines has already begun, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Oct. 11. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Philippines now has enough supply of...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), reminded on Monday, Oct. 11, all police personnel to refrain from campaigning for or against any political aspirant using their social media accounts. As a law enforcement agency that would be tapped for election duties,...
While reporting that the eight-day filing of certificate of candidacy (COC) and certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) is generally peaceful, the Philippine National Police (PNP) deplored on Saturday, Oct. 9, what it described as lack of discipline among the supporters for violation of...
Fully vaccinated individuals from Metro Manila, regardless of age, are now allowed to travel in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Kids swim at the famous beachfront of Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña sought the full digitalization of the delivery of public services, and cited the need for the government to strengthen its partnership with startups to promote Digital Public Goods (DPGs). Department of Science and...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is taking steps to ban a retired military officer in Saudi Arabia from employing Filipino workers over reports of repeated physical abuse on househelp. Â Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed on Thursday, Oct. 7, to continue to cooperate with the investigation on drug war-related deaths as it welcomed the initiative of the Department of Justice in drafting a memorandum of agreement in the conduct of the joint investigation with the National...
The filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Sofitel Tent and at local Commission on Election (Comelec) offices is generally peaceful, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said. PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar (Comelec FB Live Screenshot) Eleazar...
Amidst the continuing COVID-19 crisis, the airline industry expects to lose $201 billion for 2020-2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced at the opening of its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2021. iata Already, these are "improved" projections with net...
Most of the country’s population is expected to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of the year, thanks to the expected arrival of more vaccine doses as well as the start of general public inoculation this October, President Duterte said. President Rodrigo Duterte...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Oct. 4, all chiefs of police to start accounting policemen whose relatives are running in May elections in the areas where they are assigned. The move, according to Eleazar, is part of the effort of...
