The Philippines reported 6,258 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Friday, May 21. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said there were 55,531 people nationwide who were still being treated for the viral disease. Active cases account for 4.7 percent of the...
The Philippines has maintained its strong fiscal position with government assurances it can always afford to pay its foreign debt, the Duterte administration’s chief economic manager said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said that borrowing money has proven to be an...
Four sections of major highways in Metro Manila will undergo rehabilitation over the weekend, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, May 21. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Road reblocking and repair will be conducted on certain portions of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it has spent almost P400 million as it hired over 3,000 additional vaccinators to boost the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) “Nakapaghire na po tayo ng additional vaccinators and dito, gumastos tayo ng about almost P400 million to...
As part of the government's efforts to reopen the country's economy, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is batting for the opening of a "green lane" that will facilitate the entry to the Philippines of foreign travelers who have already been inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
MB FILE PHOTO (Juan Carlo de Vela) All brands of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are currently available in the country are “ideal” for all Filipinos, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday, May 21. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that there is no vaccine brand...
The government is pushing for the interoperability of all contact tracing applications used by local government units to boost the fight against the coronavirus spread. Dozens of people wait to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a mall in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has questioned the plan of the Philippine government to ban the entry of rice imports during harvest season, a move that will supposedly serve as a compromise to Malacañang’s latest move to temporarily slash tariff on imported rice from non-ASEAN countries....
The government has allowed the resumption of relocation of informal settlers affected by the construction of infrastructure projects. Department of Public Works and Highways (Manila Bulletin) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging...
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez, left, and Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / PNA Photo) The national government has granted the request for national team athletes to get their vaccines for COVID-19 as the Inter-Agency Task Force elevated the...
Traveling to Binadlan Falls in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental has become easier and safer with the completion of a 2.5-kilometer access road leading to the tourist destination. SAFER IS BETTER -- The completion of the 2.5-kilometer access road gives tourists a safer way to get to the Binadlan Falls...
Facing rough seas, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) officials led by Secretary Brother John Castriciones braved a boat ride to the remote Island of Lahuy in Caramoan, Camarines Sur just to distribute land titles to local agrarian reform beneficiaries. ROUGH DELIVERY--A team from the Department...
