The government has set aside P177.78 million to fund its attempt to stop the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in the country as what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ordered. (Photo courtesy of DA) The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has made several new appointments in the Department of Agriculture (DA) and in the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) major service commands. Malacañang released the list of new appointees on Thursday, Feb. 16. The new appointments in the DA, which the...
To accelerate digitalization in the Philippines and enhance its processes, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has partnered with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC). The said alliance was made official through the signing of a Memorandum...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, February 16 questioned the Sugar Regulatory Administration's (SRA) plan to import 440,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar saying the agency should explain why they need such a huge volume. Hontiveros aired her concern following the reported release of Sugar Order No....
The Philippines has joined a regional initiative that aims to set tailored solutions to ensure the implementation of tax transparency standards across Asia, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the Philippines has endorsed the Bali Declaration, which calls...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved P3.41 billion funding to cover the cost of tertiary education for all Filipino students enrolled in technical vocational institutions. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM approved a P3.41 billion Special Allotment Release...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN A case of omicron subvariant XBF has been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. The Philippines' first case of XBF subvariant was found in the result of the genome sequence conducted last Jan. 28, the DOH said. This subvariant was...
(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) After consultations with linguists and experts, the Department of Education (DepEd) released an amended version of the “Panatang Makabayan.” In DepEd Order No. 004 series of 2023, signed by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that it is closely monitoring the developments regarding Marburg virus disease. The DOH made the statement after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Equatorial Guinea. “Rest assured that the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed that the Filipino invention "AGAPAY" for stroke rehabilitation received its first international patent (Photo courtesy of DOST-PCHRD) In a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 14, DOST said that the invention got its first international patent...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that given the increase the increase in national tax allotment (NTA) shares, local government units (LGUs) will see a stronger exercise of autonomy once the full devolution is implemented. In a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 15, Budget Secretary...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed geologist Carlos Primo David as undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) geologist. He is the son of journalist-sociologist and known Marcos critic Randy David and the late former Civil Service Commission...
