Over 75 percent or more than 236,000 active tourism across the country are now vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. A tourism worker receives his first COVID-19 jab during the mass vaccination for tourism frontliners and workers in El Nido,...
Event though the Philippines continues to see a decline in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases every day, President Duterte on Tuesday, Nov. 23, asked Filipinos to continue observing health protocols, lest they want to be denied God’s mercy and compassion. President Rodrigo...
Local government units (LGUs) with satisfactory vaccination performance rates will be recognized while sub-par performers will initially be provided assistance but would later be investigated if they continue with their luckluster performance in inoculation drive, Department of the Interior and...
People stroll near a mall in Pasay City on Nov. 7, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased to 3 percent, which is within the 5 percent benchmark set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the OCTA Research said Thursday, Nov. 11. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido said...
Officials from Malacañang hailed the country’s posting of a 7.1 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2021. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (left) and PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar (Photos from Facebook) Both Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) believes that the increase in the number of unemployed Filipinos in September was only a "temporary setback" towards a continued and sustained recovery of the labor market. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the latest Philippine Statistics...
Local government units (LGUs) have no more excuse to justify their snail-pace vaccination process rate now that there is an overwhelming supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots in the country, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has noted. DILG...
Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Thursday, November 4, sounded the alarm on the rising unemployment rate in the country, saying that ramping up vaccination will allow people to return to work. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Negligent local government units (LGUs) with poor daily coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) inoculation record will be investigated through the issuance of show-cause orders, Department of the Interior and Local (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday, Nov. 4. Año specifically pointed out to...
The prolonged community quarantine restrictions took a heavier toll on workers as the number of jobless Filipinos surpassed the four million mark in September, raising the country’s unemployment rate to its highest level since last January. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on...
Filipinos can expect a better holiday season this year, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, November 2, as long as the number of COVID cases and the average daily attack rate (ADAR) continue to decrease. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Palace official noted that policies for...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The positivity rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila has decreased to 5 percent, which is considered "low," independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Oct. 30. "The positivity rate, which measures the proportion of people who test positive using...
