Senators have rallied behind the passage of a bill that would give the Philippines' health workers continued benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara sponsored on Wednesday, September 29, Senate Bill No. 2421, which...
Filipino, American, and Japanese troops kicked off this year's iteration of the "Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma mula sa Dagat" (KAMANDAG) exercise on Tuesday, September 28, but participants were drastically reduced due to the prevailing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Filipino, American, and...
Senators believe that it's time for the government's pandemic task force to let local government units (LGUs) handle the COVID-19 and its impacts on their jurisdictions. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila after it was placed under lockdown...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday, Sept. 28, confirmed that limited face-to-face classes will now be allowed in other higher education degree programs other than medicine and allied health sciences. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This after getting the approval of...
More than 300 industry leaders in the Philippines have joined a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-led virtual summit to tackle how Filipino youth can help businesses thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Agency for International Development in the Philippines...
The World Bank trimmed its growth forecast for the Philippines this year and expects the country's economic activity to return to pre-pandemic level by 2023 yet because the government is likely to miss the goal of vaccinating most of its population by the end of 2021. Based on the World Bank East...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has been conducting a series of community feeding in Malabon to provide assistance to individuals that are affected by coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Hatid ng Red Cross ay mainit na pagkain para sa mga taong lubos na naapektuhan...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday, Sept. 27, expressed confidence that the conduct of limited face-to-face classes, particularly in low risk areas, will be more ideal at this time due to continued vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippines is now under “moderate-risk” classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. This was after the country’s latest two-week growth rate in cases dropped to negative 4 percent, said DOH...
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has accumulated an estimated 2.3 million “backlog” in the issuance of Philippine passports worldwide. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Senen Mangalile made this...
As Filipinos struggle with the effects of the health crisis, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided cash assistance to families greatly affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine Red Cross The humanitarian organization said it distributed a total of P81,074,000 cash assistance to affected families...
Amid revelations of “unforgivable” corrupt activities during the pandemic, Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, September 26, wondered how those involved can sleep at night knowing what they have done at the expense of the people who are already suffering. For her, corruption at any...
