World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) representative to the Philippine has cautioned the Department of Health (DOH) in its messaging to the public, as classifying the country as “low...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) launched Monday, July 5, the state-of-the art Technovation Hub, which seeks to benefit entrepreneurs venturing on furniture, woodcraft, housing and bamboo musical instruments production....
All the six financial service providers (FSPs) that were tapped in 2020 to undertake digital electronic disbursement of second tranche of emergency cash subsidies under Social Amelioration Program (SAP) through restricted transactional accounts hurdled the Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas’ (BSP)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 5, it wanted to see the data on the supposed 1.3 million unserved beneficiaries who failed to receive their cash aid under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) due to use of Starpay e-wallet as...
Fully vaccinated travelers are now allowed to visit Baguio City even without a negative swab test result, provided that they present a valid vaccination card or certificate as proof that they have already completed their jabs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). THEY’RE BACK – Tourists...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained Monday, July 5, that it has enough funds to respond to the needs of Taal Volcano evacuees and continue its disaster relief efforts. DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista checks on the situation of Taal Volcano evacuees in Laurel and...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Forest Management Bureau (FMB), is drafting an Executive Order (EO) that will elevate to national strategy status its efforts to regulate, rehabilitate, and develop the country's watersheds. A statement showed that the EO will...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) continues to partner with WarnerMedia's Cartoon Network in pushing for safe travels around the country amid easing restrictions. (Screengrab from DOT's SAFETRIP campaign video with Scarlet Snow Belo and The Powerpuff Girls) To send this message across, the latest...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 5, that around 500 families or 2,000 individuals are currently staying in 16 evacuation centers in four municipalities in Batangas. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has concluded the retrieval operation on the crashed C-130 cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday night, July 4, which left 50 individuals dead and 53 others injured, making it one of the worst aviation accidents in the...
A guidance document which seeks to provide a “do-it-yourself” (DIY) way of obtaining an impression of a non contact infrared (IR) thermometer’s accuracy has been developed, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced. (NML's Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy”...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will be part of the establishment of an “iron fortified" rice processing plant in Laoang, Northern Samar to address the high incidence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in the province. Elementary school children wearing face masks sit in a classroom...
