As challenges in education persisted up to school year closing, the current administration - in general - received the "lowest marks" from teachers and parents of students in public schools in relation to their performance of respective duties for the implementation of distance learning this school...
Local Waters Utilities Administration (LWUA) Acting Administrator Jeci A. Lapus has passed away, the agency has confirmed. LWUA Acting Administrator Jeci A. Lapus speaks during a press conference at the agency’s headquarters in Quezon City last February 8, 2021. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Less than one percent of individuals who have already received their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine have experienced side effects, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday, July 14. “As of now...yung ating adverse events reporting system, ang...
Boosting the Philippine agricultural sector can create a multiplier effect on the economy especially under this time of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, the Japan International Cooperation Agency said in a statement Wednesday. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) JICA...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now investigating reports that some individuals have already taken coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that booster shots are not yet recommended by local health...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has flagged a possible sugar smuggling scheme employed by unscrupulous traders taking advantage of the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) export replenishment program. In a statement on Monday, July 12, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he has...
A resolution seeking to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Philippine’s historic legal victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has been filed in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, author of Senate Resolution No. 769, said the country’s victory at...
Senator Grace Poe has supported calls for the rightsizing of the Philippines' bureacracy to pave the way for the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR). Residents of Barangays Agoncillo, Boso-boso in Laurel, Batangas are forced to flee their homes on July 4, 2021, as Taal Volcano...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Thursday, July 8, said that it has started gearing up to “charge” President Duterte in his last State of the Nation (SONA) over his “failure to deliver on his promises” - especially on doubling teachers’ salary. To drumbeat the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines sold illegally are no longer safe for use. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo noted that vaccines require proper handling and should be stored within the...
Thousands of paintings, sculptures and archaeological specimens with a total appraised value of P118.84 million 13 years ago have not been insured by the Intramuros Administration (IA) and are exposed to the “risks of non-indemnification in cases of damage/loss” due to fortuitous events" and...
More than 1,500 kilometers (km) of roads and a total of 354 bridges have either been built or improved in the Ilocos region over the last five years, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Lingayen Bypass Road in Pangasinan (Photo from DPWH) To be specific, 1,538 km of...
