With pump fuel prices seemingly racing toward the P100 per liter-mark, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding the incoming Marcos administration to consider putting up a national strategic petroleum reserve (SPR). (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) “I hope the BBM (Bongbong...
The province of Rizal now has its own cold storage facility for different kinds of vaccines, the provincial government announced on Wednesday, June 1. Photo courtesy of the Lalawigan ng Rizal Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN The facility was provided to the provincial government of Rizal by the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Covax Facility is set to replace at least 3.6 million donated Covid-19 vaccine doses that already expired, said Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III. Duque noted that the replacement of vaccines will be free of charge. "So, yes sir, papalitan po...
The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) launched on Thursday, April 6, the Basic Motorcycle Driving Program together with motorcycle ride-hailing company Angkas, a program that aims to capacitate motorcycle riders. Photo from TESDA TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña and Angkas CEO...
State-owned Philippine Guarantee Corp. (PHILGUARANTEE) posted record financing assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during the prolonged pandemic. Based on a report to the Department of Finance released on Monday, April 4, PHILGUARANTEE said its credit guarantee facilities to...
The Quezon City Jail (QCJ) on Tuesday, March 29, held the turnover of the newly-built jail facility in Brgy. Payatas, that will address the congestion problem of persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in its facility in Kamuning. Mayor Joy Belmonte, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Chief...
President Duterte led the inauguration of the Cancer Diagnostic Institute Building and Cancer Treatment Facility Building of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), which will serve cancer patients not only in Davao City but also in its nearby provinces. Photo of the newly constructed...
DAVAO CITY - The Covid-19 Task Force here will be closing Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMFs) in schools as part of preparations for the resumption of face-to-face classes, a health official said. On Wednesday, March 9, Dr. Michelle Schlosser, Davao City Covid-19 Task Force...
The Rizal Mega Testing Facility at the Ynares Event Center will temporarily cease operations starting on Monday, March 7. In a post on it’s official Facebook page, the provincial government said the decision was made to enable the medical frontliners and health workers to return to their original...
The Philippine Red Cross reminded the public on Thursday, March 3 to continue observing health protocols despite the drop in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon also reiterated...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to produce a training facility intended for power plant operations in Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA said that Secretary Isidro Lapeña and SPC Island Power Corporation (SIPC)...
The Valenzuela City government on Monday, Feb. 14, opened the new COVID-19 isolation facility inside the Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital (VCEH). The city government started building the facility in 2021 in partnership with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). It was built to...
