The government will be implementing “on time delivery” of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that require “ultra-low temperature” storage facilities, a special adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said Saturday, Oct. 30. The Philippines received 973,440 doses of...
Students from San Beda University (SBU) aired their support for Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo. (Photo from OVP) In a statement, Bedans for Leni affirmed that Robredo "is the best candidate for the Presidency as mirrored by her leadership and track record." "Her values and...
A special adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 has expressed optimism that 50 percent of the country’s population will be fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of the year. A medical worker administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor at the Las Pinas...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reiterated that the Supreme Court already ruled against the mandatory drug test for electoral candidates. "We’ve done this before. The Supreme Court ruled against it, and we stopped," said Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez. In 2008, the Supreme...
Comelec/MB The deadline for the application for the local absentee voting (LAV) is until March 7, 2022, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. “Applicants who will avail of the local absentee voting shall file their duly accomplished application forms (LAV Form No. 01) not later than March...
In this file photo, Manila residents line up inside a cinema as voter registration resumes in Comelec offices and mall sites. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The last day of voter registration for the May 2022 national and local elections will be on Saturday, Oct. 30, the Commission on Elections...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, Oct. 29, released the tentative list of candidates for the national and local elections next year. "The tentative list of candidates for the 2022 National and Local Elections is up on http://comelec.gov.ph. All aspirants are advised to...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) should earmark some of its budget for the residents in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Energy Committee, noted that not a single centavo of its proposed...
More than three-fourths of the country’s economy remain under heightened restrictions, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said, warning this prolonged-quarantine period will not come without consequences on future generations. Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in March last...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that allowing businesses to fully operate is a more sustainable approach than providing government subsidies to sectors that lost their income as result of the prolonged lockdowns. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua...
Anticipating the adverse effect on hundreds of families by the government’s flood mitigation project in Cavite Economic Zone, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finalized a planned construction of housing units with the National Housing Authority (NHA) in the province....
Citing the continued downtrend in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has pushed for the further lowering of alert level in the National Capital Region (NCR). (Ali Vicoy/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Business establishments are...
