As there is still a Covid-19 lockdown in China, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still waiting for the permission of the host country before holding overseas elections in Shanghai. Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries during a press briefing at the PICC...
Goodbye 'Bayanihan" bills, hello "Bayan Bangon Muli" or BBM bill. From left to right: Bulacan Rep. Rida Robes, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, and Pampanga Rep. Dong Gonzales Majority leader and top speakership contender for the 19th Congress...
BUTUAN CITY – At least 42,077 workers displaced by super typhoon ‘Odette’ and the pandemic were already given emergency employment assistance in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) by the government, a report said on Thursday (May 19). A total of 22,070 workers in Surigao del Norte and...
Don't look now, but there's still no fixed site for presumptive president Bongbong Marcos's anticipated inauguration on June 30, 2022. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Mindful naman tayo na tayo ay nasa gitna parin pandemya (We're mindful that we're still in a...
Incumbent House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco endorsed on Tuesday, May 17 Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez as his successor for the top post in the legislative chamber in the upcoming 19th Congress. BATON PASSED?--Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (left) share a fist bump...
The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.3 percent in the first quarter of 2022, higher than the 7.8 percent growth achieved in the fourth quarter of the previous year, and a significant reversal of the 3.8 percent decline a year ago. According to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
How did candidates use the Covid pandemic in their discussions? CLINICAL MATTERS With an apparent landslide victory for former Senator Bongbong Marcos for president, the post-mortems have begun. One of the most important issues during the campaign was the pandemic and whether the Philippines did...
The biggest challenge that the incoming administration is yet to face when it comes to the pandemic response is maintaining the current “good” pandemic state of the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are in a good stage right now na as much as possible we want to...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticised "irresponsible" officials over the country's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid-19 aid. More than a million people have been ill with what Pyongyang refers...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,118 new Covid-19 cases from May 9 to 15, having an average daily rate of 160 which is 0.3 percent lower compared to the recorded cases from May 2 to 8. DOH/MB Of the said cases, the DOH said 14 individuals were classified as severe and critical cases of...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Earlier this year, we filed Senate Resolution 974 calling for an inquiry on the state of health financing in the country to determine needed legislation for strengthening our healthcare system. While Congress was on recess for the national campaign, our office...
The men and women of science supporting the Philippine pandemic response CLINICAL MATTERS On April 29, 2022, the Department of Health (DOH) held a recognition program for the DOH All Health Experts with the theme: “Looking Back, Marching Forward: DOH All Health Experts Convening from Covid-19 to...
