The Philippine economy is seen to expand to over 7 percent in the next few years as forecast by global credit rating firms, Malacañang announced on Friday, Feb. 18. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing the recent report from S&P Global Ratings, Cabinet secretary and acting presidential...
Malacañang has confirmed that the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has asked a Quezon City court to dismiss the petition to stop the vaccination against COVID-19 of children ages five to 11. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his press briefing on...
The search is not yet over. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Malacañang said that President Duterte has not yet decided on who should be the next chairperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) but noted that the Chief Executive is aware of the importance of filling the...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the proposal to accept the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine certificates of 15 countries as sufficient proof of vaccination for a number of purposes, including entry to the country. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
The government has no plan to drop the mandatory use of face masks even if the country will be placed under the least restrictive Alert Level 1, Malacañang said. People wearing face masks cross a busy intersection in Iloilo City, which now has 17 cases of COVID-19’s Omicron variant. (Tara...
Achieving the 70 percent vaccination target this year is a "matter of choice" for the public to help end the critical phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
Malacañang sent sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of veteran broadcaster and former Press Secretary Ricardo "Dong" Puno Jr. whose death was confirmed by his family on Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Dong Puno Official Fanpage/Facebook) His family said he succumbed to a lingering illness at...
The Philippines is now back to low risk classification for COVID-19 infection after battling the Omicron-fueled surge last month, Malacañang said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In his virtual presser, acting Presidential spokesman Karlo...
Establishments in areas with high vaccination rates for senior citizens and persons with comorbidities will be allowed to operate with an additional 20 percent capacity, acting Presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (The Cabinet Secretariat...
Only the health experts can say when the country would witness the end of the coronavirus pandemic, acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from The Cabinet Secretariat Facebook page) Nograles stated this in a press briefing on Tuesday, Feb. 15,...
The government’s pandemic task force approved the proposal to accept the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine certificates from Malaysia and Ireland, Malacañang announced. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN In an announcement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 2 while it placed seven other areas under Alert Level 3 from February 16 to 28, 2022. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
