DOH/MB The spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the different parts of the country is still ""manageable," an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday, June 16. "Yes, manageable," said DOH Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega during the Laging Handa press...
The Department of Science and Technology- Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) launched and inaugurated Monday, June 14, the country’s first, world-class hub for additive manufacturing. Advanced Manufacturing Center (Photo from DOST) The Advanced Manufacturing Center, or...
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Auxiliary conducted a blood donation drive to address the demand of blood supply in Davao City on Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the PCG District Southeastern Mindanao) Individuals who are planning to donate blood no longer need to undergo an...
Residents go about their business in Iloilo City despite the continuous spread of COVID-19. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines logged 5,389 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, June 15. With the new infections, the total number of people who contracted the viral disease...
Undistributed land titles in Central Luzon are now down to less than a thousand after 75 percent of them were successfully awarded to farmer-beneficiaries. Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo courtesy of DAR) Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John R....
Transport agencies have acknowledged the problem of long commuter lines at EDSA Bus Carousel stations, but they insist that things are still more organized and orderly than before. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The public has been criticizing the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) has noted a slight increase in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases being reported daily nationwide. "We're seeing increases in our cases nationally," said Dr. Alethea De Guzman, officer-in-charge of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau, during a media...
Additional bus units will be deployed in a bid to ease the long queues being seen at the EDSA Bus Carousel stations, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon City are forced to wait in this file photo after public utility vehicles (PUVs) were only allowed to...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) is confident that it will meet its five-year target for its massive replanting program within some of the region’s most crucial watersheds. In a statement, stakeholders of the Annual Million Trees Challenge (AMTC) stressed their commitment to...
A students’ group pressed anew for the distribution of P10,000 financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Unsplash) In a statement, the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) said the aid will help students cover a portion of...
Around P20 billion will be set aside by the government to procure additional coronavirus vaccines for the country's young population. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III gives updates to President Rodrigo Duterte during a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious...
President Duterte has cautioned that the power outages in Luzon might hurt the government's efforts to respond to the pandemic as well as promote the country's economic recovery. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on June 14, 2021 (Malacañang) The President issued the statement...
