Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has committed to pursue the passage of the remaining tax reform packages that were left behind by the Duterte administration involving real property valuation and financial taxation. Once in the 19th Congress opens, Diokno said the Marcos administration would...
The Marcos administration vowed to raise the domestic farm output while maintaining the government’s rice import policy to better manage consumer prices, the Department of Fiannce (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the national government would closely...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday that it has recorded 64,797 dengue cases in the country from January 1 to June 25. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. According to DOH, this is 90 percent higher compared to the reported cases during the same period in 2021 at 34,074....
A group of researchers from Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) took a visit in one of the critical watersheds in Luzon to evaluate the impact of the most extensive reforestation program,...
DOH LOGO The country has logged 149 cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya so far for this year. Based on the latest surveillance report, the DOH said that the 149 chikungunya cases were recorded from the period of Jan. 1 to June 11. The figure is 263 percent higher as compared to the 41 cases...
The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the public to donate blood in order to help save lives. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement in observance of the "National Blood Donors Month." DOH LOGO “Sparing 15 minutes of your time can save at least three lives,” said...
To help transform national systems, strengthen capacity, and empower children to reduce the number of school days that learners lose due to the impact of hazardous events, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System (DRRMIS). DepEd /...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. The increasing trend of dengue cases in the Philippines is “quite alarming,” the Department of Health (DOH) said. From January to June, the DOH already recorded 51,622 dengue cases nationwide. During the same period last year, there were only...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) appealed to parents here Friday, July 8, to bring their children aged 12 to 17 to vaccination sites for COVID-19 booster shots. The CCHD pleaded after the first day of booster shots for 12 to 17-years-old last Thursday, July 7, had a low turnout....
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) urged at least 40 million fully-vaccinated Filipinos to receive their first Covid-19 vaccine booster shot. “Our eligible population for the first booster shot would be around 55 million individuals. At present, there are 15.2 million Filipinos...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. needs to undergo isolation for a period of seven days after he tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Marcos tested positive in an antigen test for Covid-19,...
A House Bill (HB) seeking the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) has been filed by Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Romualdez and Jude Acidre. “It is high time that we create a truly empowered department that will focus on...
