The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has warned those within the eight-kilometer radius surrounding the Mayon Volcano to be prepared after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded an increased activity from the volcano's summit crater. *Mayon Volcano (file...
The agrarian reform program in the country will continue to oppose the conversion of agricultural lands even with the government's move to condone unpaid agrarian debt. Agrarian Undersecretary Luis Pangulayan said the agrarian reform mandate is to monitor arable tracts of land in the country, and...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 347 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, July 8. The total nationwide tally is now at 4,167,606. DOH said that the number of active cases is now 6,553, with 431 new recoveries. Meanwhile, the death toll remains at 66,484 for the 10th straight day. According to the...
An infectious disease expert on Friday, July 7, cited the importance of elders getting inoculated with bivalent vaccines especially during the rainy season. In a webinar hosted by University of the Philippines (UP), infectious disease specialist Franco Felizarta explained that "based on all the...
The Pentagon has renewed its call for the Philippines to bolster its military ties with Japan and Australia as China continues its maneuvers in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the recommendation to Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gibo...
Photo from Diann Calucin/MANILA BULLETIN The city government of Manila and the Department of Tourism (DOT) launched the Manila leg of the Hop-On Hop-Off (HOHO) bus tour project at the Kartilya ng Katipunan in Ermita district on Thursday, July 6. HOHO is the new project initiated by the DOT as part...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will mete out administrative penalties on transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) if it cannot provide justifiable explanation or grounds why it had been swamped with project delays. “The ERC required the NGCP to explain why it...
Ten additional Metals and Engineering Innovation Centers (MEICs) will soon be established in various regions in the country, the Department of Science and Technology - Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) disclosed. DOST-MIRDC top management, DOST Regional Directors, and SUC...
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) has been signed between the provincial government of Cotabato, as well as the Department of Science and Technology-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) and the DOST Regional Office XII for the adoption of the Hybrid Electric Road Train (HERT)....
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) The Department of Health (DOH) ought to seek and hire from a pool of over 120,000 licensed nurses who are believed to jobless, underemployed, or doing non-nursing jobs in order to address the shortage of nurses in Philippine government...
A total of 20 women-led social enterprises were selected for their innovative ideas and impactful initiatives during the 2023 Women-Helping-Women: Innovative Social Enterprises (WHWise) National Innovation Challenge - The Search for Innovative Entrepreneurs in the Regions who will be invited to...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Filipino rice farmers have been getting a "better deal" for their palay (unhusked rice) ever since President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. took over as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary. This was the claim of Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, as he shared farm gate...
