"I'm smarter." President Duterte urged Filipinos to believe in him and the government and not the communists, saying he had already resolved the issue of agrarian reform-- proof that he is smarter than the rebels. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his pre-recorded public...
More than a hundred farmers will become land owners soon as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to carry out distribution ceremonies for land titles in Camarines Sur on Aug. 18 and 19. DAR Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo from DAR Facebook page) A total of 137 agrarian reform...
State auditors flagged various transactions that covered the utilization of P7.2 billion COVID-19 funds for the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) implemented by the Department of Education. Basic education under COVID-19 situation The Commission on Audit disclosed in the...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Sunday, August 15 expressed doubts the Department of Health (DOH) was able to release the funds for the special risk allowances for healthcare workers despite Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s pronouncements. Marcos made the statement amid Duque’s...
Malacañang asked for the public's understanding as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) continued to work on creating a master list for the government's vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are...
The Department of National Defense (DND) will defer to the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) plans to repatriate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the rapidly evolving armed conflict in Afghanistan with the resurgence of Taliban. The Philippine Air Force will use five newly delivered...
Malacañang said it was letting Congress conduct a probe on the "deficiencies" the Commission on Audit (COA) had discovered in the management of some P67.32 billion in coronavirus (COVID-19) funds entrusted to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2020. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS /...
People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for a scheduled coronavirus vaccination. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Nine regions in the Philippines have been listed under “high risk” classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the worsening pandemic situation in...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has "achieved a high distribution rate" of free fertilizers and inbred and hybrid seeds to farmers intended for the 2020-2021 dry season, contrary to claims that the project was anomalous. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In a statement...
The Philippines can now export chicken meat to South Korea after the latter finally lifted its import ban on the commodity coming from the Southeast Asian nation. In a formal communication to the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA), Maria Alilia Maghirang, the country’s Agriculture...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) threw its all-out support to the establishment of a banana flour processing facility in Iligan City. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said DOST Region X rallied behind the setting up of the facility that...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said that the supposed “unauthorized” grant of P275.9-million worth of meal allowances to healthcare workers, which was flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA), has "already been settled.” “The alleged ‘deficiencies’ in the management of P275.9...
