DOH The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, Sept, 15, that 16,989 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were detected nationwide. The new cases brought the country’s cumulative total to 2,283,011. The DOH noted that 7.5 percent or 170,446 of the total figure are active cases....
Philippine banks are planning to implement digital money management tools in the next 12 months as new direction by the Filipino retail banking sector to help consumers manage their crippling debt. Backbase A Backbase commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, showed that 60 percent of...
Despite the recent typhoons that hit some parts of the country, fish producers in Batangas and Pampanga assured that there is enough supply of fresh water fish. The problem is there is no demand. In a briefing hosted by food advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan, Philippine Tilapia Stakeholders...
Park-goers can now visit three popular sites in the historic Walled City of Intramuros and Rizal Park in Manila starting Thursday, Sept. 16, as they reopen their doors to the public but at a limited capacity and shortened operating hours. Fort Santiago, Intramuros (Photo from Department of Tourism)...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo When I asked Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez III if he thinks that the Philippines will become a trillion-dollar economy, his answer was an emphatic, “Of course! And not in the distant future.” Statistics prior to the COVID-19 pandemic show we are...
More than 170,000 essential workers have so far benefitted from the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) free ride program on the first day of its nationwide resumption on Monday, Sept. 13. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the...
E-Cigarettes The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will start affixing tax stamps on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTP) to ensure tax compliance among manufacturers of these alternatives to traditional smoking. Based on BIR Revenue Regulations No. 28 dated Sept. 10, 2021, the the...
Photo credit: http://www.philippineplastic.com/index.html Domestic plastics manufacturers are experiencing a shortage of plastic wastes for recycling due to huge gap in plastic circularity following strict campaigns against the use of plastic materials in the country. In a statement, the Philippine...
The national government has put up an online "vaccination dashboard" where Filipinos can monitor progress on the national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Screenshot from National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard) The National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard has been...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it continues to see a sharp rise in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines as it reported more than 18,000 new infections on Tuesday, Sept. 14. There were 18,056 new people who tested positive for...
The Philippines’ first simulation packaging testing laboratory (SPTL) will be at par with those of other countries, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. Architect’s perspective of the Simulation Packaging Testing Laboratory. (Photo from DOST's website) In a statement, the DOST...
The Philippines’ rice inventory fell in August after stocks in households, commercial, and the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses all recorded decline in supply. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that as of August, the country's rice stocks inventory was...
