The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public warning against the purchase and use of an "unregistered" food product that has not undergone the agency's strict evaluation process. Photo courtesy of DOH The FDA, on Sept. 15, specifically cautioned healthcare professionals and the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the payment for accommodations, meals, and other services amounting to P456,716.50 incurred by former Department of Tourism (DOT) officials during their stay at the Discovery Shores Boracay in 2018. It denied the claim of Discovery World Corporation (DWC),...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 182 new Covid-19 cases in the Philippines, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 4,112,293. Photo credit to Pixabay There were no new Covid-19-related deaths reported this week, as per the DOH. The DOH Covid-19 Tracker data...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has granted partly the money claim for plane tickets used by former Department of Tourism (DOT) secretary Wanda C Tulfo-Teo and thee other officials in their travels to Argentina and Turkey for the 18th Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) in...
With successive cost spikes already running on its 11th week, the consumers’ drive to the gasoline stations will mimic another episode akin to squeezing blood from stone as petroleum prices will incur hefty increases next week, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the...
The Philippines intends to import less rice in 2023, an Agriculture executive said. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian made the statement following the projection of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the Philippines rice importation will hit 3.8...
For Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, the appointment of Gilbert Teodoro Jr. as chief of the Department of National Defense (DND) once again, came at a very opportune time amid the rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Senate PRIB photo)...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to tap technical assistance from either the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for targeted new survey on ‘social acceptance’ for nuclear power as an option in the Philippine...
The Philippines is preparing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish digital cooperation with Estonia. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy told Estonian Prime Minister Kaja...
Sen. Grace Poe on Thursday, September 14 said she is expecting a speed boost in the modernization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after several companies have reportedly expressed interest in participating in the bidding. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant...
In observance of the World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 13, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized the need to address suicide, which is considered a serious public health crisis affecting millions of people worldwide. Dr. Jasmine Vergara,...
Some 920,000 public school teachers may soon receive their delayed Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday, Sept. 14. A total of P11.6 billion for the Fiscal Year 2021 PBB was released by the DBM for personnel in public elementary and secondary...
