The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Aug. 12, that the clinical trial protocol and other related documents for the three coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that will be used in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT) are now being...
Representative photo of coronavirus (Unsplash) There were 177 new cases of Delta coronavirus variant in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, August 12. Of the new Delta variant cases, 144 are local cases, three are returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), and 30 cases are...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) opted to keep the nationwide ban on open-pit mines amid the clamor of environmental groups. This was after the government agency attempted to insert a provision in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order 130 that...
More adverse audit observations were revealed by the Commission on Audit in the handling of the Department of Health of billions of pesos in government funds and in the implementation of its projects even as audit disallowances and suspensions of various transactions have reached over P8.8 billion...
There will be "no sacred cow" if a government agency or official is found liable for any misuse of public funds, Malacañang declared Thursday after the Department of Health (DOH) came under fire over alleged mismanagement of pandemic-related funds. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a...
Farmers in the province of Tarlac have received much-needed equipment that they can use in improving their production level and, as a result, generate more income. MECHANIZED FARM AID--Forty farm tractors have been given to three farmer organizations in Tarlac--a move that would benefit more than...
Amid efforts to augment the supply of meat in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) responded favorably to the call of importers, composed of meat processors and traders, to temporarily extend the validity of their import permit for pork, chicken, and other meat products. PIXABAY/ MANILA...
Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday said he is open to a possible Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation into the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report regarding the discrepancies it discovered in the Department of Health’s (DOH) handling of P67.32-billion worth of COVID-19 funds. Despite the...
A total of 3,760 active tourism workers in Bohol are expected to be inoculated in the second wave of vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which the Department of Tourism (DOT) launched Wednesday, Aug. 11. A tourism worker in Bohol receives his COVID-19 jab during the second...
(MB/FILE PHOTO) Pregnant women are now included in the list of priority groups for the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that pregnant women are now part of the expanded A3 priority group. Initially, the A3 group only...
Amid calls for Senate intervention on the rising cost of fertilizer on rice, a top official from Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) said price movements of this particular farm input are beyond the Philippine government’s control amid a liberalized regime. As this developed, the Department...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the growing roster of real estate investment trust (REIT) offerings will propel the growth of the Philippines’ property sector beyond the pandemic, serving as one catalyst for the country's quick and strong recovery. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G....
