The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-National Capital Region (NCR) reported Sunday, July 25, that more than 4,894 families or more than 20,000 individuals have been affected by monsoon rains that caused flooding in many areas in Metro Manila. The flood at Zapote Alabang Road on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to “constantly develop and re-engineer” its current mechanisms in providing social protection services to Filipinos, especially the vulnerable and poor sectors. (Photo from DSWD) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista made...
Addressing the security and development of the West Philippine Sea is a major concern for Palawan, which has jurisdiction over natural resources-rich islands, including some of the country’s major fishing grounds such as the Kalayaan Island Group. This burden lies on the shoulders of the Palawan...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Saturday, July 23, that more than 4,500 families or more than 19,400 individuals displaced by typhoon “Fabian" are currently taking temporary shelter in evacuation centers. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Citing the report of its Disaster...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already provided more than P1 million worth of relief assistance to flood victims in Oriental Mindoro. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD reported this on Saturday, July 24, as it expressed readiness to augment the resources of the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) vowed Saturday, July 24, that more relief assistance will be extended to families living in areas affected by the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Visayas and Mindanao. DSWD Field Office VI distributes family food packs to...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has launched a social media campaign that will help boost interaction between parents and their adolescent children as part of efforts to address teenage pregnancies in the country. (Screengrab from POPCOM's Facebook Page) Dubbed "Konektado...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) disclosed on Friday, July 23, the completion of the country’s clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of convalescent plasma transfusion as adjunctive therapy to prevent disease progression among hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The local stock market gave up some of the previous day’s gains to end lower week-on-week after government reimposed stricter quarantine measures after reporting the local transmission of the Delta variant. The main index ended 55.88 points or 0.85 percent lower to close at 6,520.74, after...
The clinical trials on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will start next month. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said Friday, July 23, that the eight...
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has asked for the technical support of the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in turning Zamboanga Sibugay into a production hub for king crabs and oysters. MinDA Chair Emmanuel Piñol said he has recently discussed the aquaculture and...
Rural banks in the Philippines will soon join other bigger commercial banks in providing digital and contactless transactions to poorer communities or rural areas across the country, especially under the coronavirus pandemic. French Development Agency (AFD website) Thanks to the French Development...