The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday reported a total of 130 new COVID-19 cases and seven new fatalities among Filipinos abroad for the whole period of last week. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In the same report, the DFA also recorded 287 recoveries among overseas Filipinos over...
Farmers fear that the lower budget the agriculture sector will receive from the national expenditure program next year will only worsen hunger in the Philippines. In a statement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called out the "paltry" allocation for agriculture, agrarian reform, and food...
Counterfeit goods topped the list of smuggled products in the country in terms of value, the Bureau of Customs reported to the Department of Finance (DOF). MANILA BULLETIN FILE According to the customs bureau, the agency’s 615 operations this year have yielded mostly illegal shipments of...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) have finally concluded a nine-year project that supported farming communities in most conflict areas in Mindanao that were lacking vital rural infrastructure and capacity-building measures to make their...
Foreign nationals who want to work in the country may now apply for the necessary permit or certificate for long-term employment, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued last week an advisory allowing...
Public school teachers are eyeing to stage a synchronized one-day absence if the Department of Education (DepEd) fails to immediately release the overtime pay for the overtime work public teachers rendered for 87 days. (Photo from ACT) Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) gave DepEd until Oct. 5 to...
House Deputy Minority leader Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, September 4, scored the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for still having more than P4.1 billion worth of funds “parked” at the Philippine International Trading...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones thanked Monday, Sept. 6, teachers for their contribution to education. DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones (Screenshot from Facebook live) "In our society, the teacher is the most beloved of all government employees. A great man...
DOH/MB For the third consecutive day, the Philippines recorded more than 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The Department of Health (DOH) reported 20,019 new COVID-19 patients, pushing the nationwide tally of confirmed cases to 2,080,984 on Sunday, Sept. 5. It said that “119...
(Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that more than P14 billion have already been released for the provision of benefits for healthcare workers who are attending to those afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The DOH said that P14.3 billion...
Health workers from various hospitals are set to hold another mass protest on Monday, Sept. 6, after the Department of Health (DOH) allegedly failed to pay the benefits of medical frontliners under the Bayanihan to Recover As One 2 Act or Bayanihan 2. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) On Aug. 21,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided nearly P18 million worth of livelihood packages to the informal sector workers in Quezon and Pampanga to cushion the impact of the ongoing pandemic. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
