The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) to combat the increase of counterfeit medicines and pharmaceutical products in the market. IPOPHL_LOGO “This synergy with PSI will help us...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Nov. 29 that it is in a state now where it is expecting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant of concern Omicron to enter the country anytime. In a media briefing, Dr. Althea de Guzman, medical specialist at the DOH Epidemiology Bureau said that...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Monday, Nov. 29, recognized Manila Bulletin reporter Glendel Nazario for disseminating science and technology information and innovation. (Screencap from DOST-PCAARRD Facebook page livestream) In a virtual ceremony, DOST awarded Nazario third place...
The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have returned home and since the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has breached the 800,000 mark, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing records from the Overseas Workers Welfare...
Organic food prices are more stable now than food produced under conventional farming, according to an organic farmer from Tayabas, Quezon. Alicia Valdoria, organic farmer from Tayabas, Quezon, said during a Tugon Kabuhayan briefing on Monday, Nov. 29, that although organic food products are more...
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has joined the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the distribution of cash grants to Nueva Ecija rice farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA). The RCEF-RFFA program aims to provide unconditional...
DOH A total of P15,719,085,923 worth of benefits for healthcare workers has been released as of Nov. 26, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, Nov. 28. In a statement, the DOH said that the disbursed amount was “based on the latest, reconciled figures reflected in the Statement of...
DOH For the fourth consecutive day, the country logged below 1,000 cases of coronavirus disease on Sunday, Nov. 28. The country's running total of cases stood at 2,831,807 after 838 more cases were detected. Of the total, 16,630 are still receiving treatment, as shown in the latest case bulletin of...
The Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" projects serve as an essential key as the country’s economy tries to bounce back from the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This was emphasized by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Acting Secretary Roger G....
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines has already administered more than 81 million vaccine shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since the government’s vaccination program started last March. Based on the National COVID-19 vaccination dashboard, a total of 81,017,994 vaccine...
Over 75 percent or more than 236,000 active tourism across the country are now vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. A tourism worker receives his first COVID-19 jab during the mass vaccination for tourism frontliners and workers in El Nido,...
The mandatory use of barriers in motorcycles, public utility jeepneys (PUJ), and other public utility vehicles is now being eased in Davao City following the improved COVID-19 situation. (Keith Bacongco/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines recorded less than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus disease for...
