Beware of individuals posing as researchers only to harvest giant clams for illicit trade. CLAMMY HANDS? -- A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) diver carefully re-seeds a giant clam on March 11, 2021. (FILE PHOTO) This was the warning of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from the boat, which capsized in the waters off Quezon province are still fit for human use. DOH / Manila Bulletin "Naimbestigahan na po natin iyan and apparently ito palang mga bakuna ay naka double na...
Partial operability of a segment of the Philippine National Railway's (PNR) Bicol Project is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. PNR123 Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the Department and its attached agency, the PNR, is...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III got his dose of the AztraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ilagan City, Isabela on Saturday May 15. VACCINATED-- Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III got his dose of the AztraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in...
Three close contacts of the Filipino seafarer, who was detected to have the B.1.617 variant of coronavirus, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The swab sample of one of the close contacts of the 58-year-old seafarer who returned from United Arab Emirates will be...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. urged the public to keep on wearing their face masks as if the country has no vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) yet. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin made the...
Vital signs screening will no longer be required before COVID-19 vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, May 14. DOH/MB The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) and the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has approved this recommendation made by the Philippine...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario debunked continuing allegations from the Duterte administration that he should be held accountable for allowing the Philippine Navy ship to withdraw from Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal during the 2012 standoff. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is crossing its fingers for the gradual revival of the country's tourism industry as it welcomes the decision of the government's pandemic task force to ease travel restrictions in the national capital region (NCR)-plus bubble. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "The...
Another 6,784 people have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), pushing the total of active cases nationwide to over 58,000. DOH / Manila Bulletin The Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, May 14, that the active cases in the Philippines stood at 58,986. This figure accounts for 5.2...
The country’s food producers – farmers, fishermen, and livestock raisers – are now facing the worst crisis in years. This was declared by United Broiler Raisers’ Association (UBRA) President Bong Inciong during the Farmers and Fisherfolks Congress on Friday. According to Inciong, the...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is not recommending the proposal to issue a “vaccine pass” to fully vaccinated individuals for them to have access to indoor establishments. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (Photo from PCOO/ Manila Bulletin File Photo) "Hindi po kami sang-ayon sa...