(File photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said 89 individuals were identified as close contacts of the eight Covid-19 positive Filipinos who recently arrived in the Philippines from China. “All close contacts are undergoing monitoring. They will be monitored everyday until they are able to...
DOH The number of fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) has already increased to 307, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The figure includes the 16 new cases that were recorded. The total tally is "62 percent higher compared to 2021 (189 cases) but three percent lower compared to the five-year...
The Philippines and China's tourism deal will provide “massive" employment opportunities and investments across all sectors of tourism in the country.Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said after signing the Implementation Program on Tourism Cooperation. (Photo courtesy of the Department...
DOH The Department of Health allayed fears of the public amid growing concerns about the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. However, Filipinos should not let their guards down at this point in time. Currently, the Philippines is still free of this more transmissible subvariant of the Omicron variant of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, January 6 welcomed the Office of the President’s (OP) decision to clear a former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary and three former board members of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial issuance of Sugar Order No. 4. “I am...
An official from the Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) bared that the only thing that prevents the proper disposal of nuclear waste is public acceptance. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a tour around the BNPP compound in...
Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo ranked first in a non-commissioned poll for Philippine government spokespersons. (MB Visual Content Group) The “Boses ng Bayan” poll, which was conducted by the RP- Mission and Development Inc. from Nov. 27 until Dec....
For a “more convenient process,” away from tight deadlines, the public was urged by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards early. SIM cards (Pixabay) Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11934 or the SIM Registration...
DOH Fourteen more fireworks-related injuries were recorded, raising the total tally to 291, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Jan. 5. "These were 55 percent higher compared to 2021 (186 cases) but eight percent lower compared to the five-year average (313 cases) during the same time...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered an import ban on chicken and other poultry products from eight countries amid the outbreak of avian influenza. A chicken in a cage (Photo courtesy of Pexels) Domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, and sperm...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The swab samples of eight Filipino travelers from China who tested positive for Covid-19 will be subjected to whole genome sequencing in order to check what variant of Covid-19 virus they have contracted. "All of the samples were already sent for sequencing...
Seriously considering moving away from fossil fuels for sustainability is a key step if the country wants to transform its economy, an official of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. The fossil fuel sector accounts for 35...
