Seeking to address gaps in public health, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has urged researchers to participate in its yearlong Fellowship in Epidemiology Program. (DOST-PCHRD) The program will be implemented in cooperation...
The Navotas City government and the local government of Quezon City will start to administer COVID-19 jabs to minors aged 12-17 with comorbidities on Friday, Oct. 22. According to a Facebook post by the Navotas city public information office, the vaccination will start on Oct. 22 at the Navotas...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) highlighted the importance of regional innovation hubs in addressing the incidence of hunger and in ensuring food security in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DOST vowed to continue capacitating regional higher educational institutions’...
Muntinlupa City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have decreased by 65 percent since Oct. 1 but the public is urged to continue following health protocols. As of Oct. 19, Muntinlupa has 347 active COVID-19 cases, down from 988 cases last Oct. 1, or a drop of 641 cases, or by 65...
The P10-billion additional budget that the House of Representatives granted the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) underscores the chamber’s full trust and confidence in the ability of DOLE officials to effectively address the urgent needs of millions of displaced Filipino workers....
As part of its preparations for the gradual resumption of face-to-face classes nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the National Task Force (NTF) on Vaccination agreed to accelerate the vaccination of teachers and school personnel. (Photo from DepEd) “DepEd already met with the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and six other government agencies signed Monday, Oct.18, a “landmark” convergence pact to forge and promote “deeper” scientific and technological collaboration in an effort to optimize investments and impact of research and development...
A total of 144,131 minors, aged 15 to 17, are targeted for immunization under the two-phase Pediatric Vaccination Pilot in Metro Manila with those with comorbidities being prioritized, said Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya on Monday, Oct. 18. The...
The government is expecting P492.4 billion worth of investments if the oil and gas service contracts (SCs) to be awarded under the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) designed by the Duterte administration will eventually reach commercial development and production phases....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has embarked on an aggressive information drive in order to convince more coronavirus disease (COVD-19) vaccien doubters to get the jab. Dubbed as Dagyaw 2021 Open Government Town Hall Meeting, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said it...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said that its enhanced pension loan program (PLP) declined by double digits in the first eight months of the year due to lower number of pensioner-borrowers. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive...
More than 283,000 people in Muntinlupa are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As of Oct. 14, according to the Muntinlupa City Health Office, a total of 283,445 individuals have received their full dose of the vaccine consisting of 279,839 inoculated by the city...
