Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion on Monday, June 21, received his second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion gets second dose of coronavirus vaccine on June 21,...
On the occasion of the 75 th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between the Philippines and Australia, the two countries inaugurated the first-ever Maritime Dialogue aimed to explore potential partnerships in the protection of the marine environment and the coral reefs, as well...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking to protect consumers from the fraudulent schemes of some financial service providers and unscrupulous individuals. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian during a special session in the Senate on March 23, 2020. (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) Gatchalian said on Saturday,...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has asked government stakeholders and the private sector to prepare for the “next normal,” specifically to give the vaccinated population “greater mobility” by allowing them to travel without quarantine restrictions and RT-PCR...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año described Thursday, June 17 the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) inoculation as a “milestone’’ to gain herd protection against the deadly virus. He issued the statement as the vaccination of 759 DILG Central...
As the Philippines has started to inoculate essential workers and indigents, an expert said on Thursday, June 17, that population protection is achievable by the fourth quarter of 2021. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing, Health Technology and Assessment Council Dr....
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) have just concluded a two-day training program for 11 Filipino customs officers at the Port of Clark in Pampanga to help them further strengthen their capability to secure their jurisdictions from...
Malacañang remained confident that the country can achieve population protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of the year. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement despite government...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and World Vision Development Foundation Inc. inked Monday, June 14, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of a three-year child welfare protection project in Northern Mindanao and Metro Manila. DSWD (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Kaisylyn Cuya Lopez, a Filipino domestic helper in Saudi Arabia and a single mother of a four-year old boy, desperately needs help. While safe for now under the care of Philippine embassy staff, she constantly fears getting jailed or even beheaded under stringent Muslim...
Manila Bulletin File Photo The Department of Health (DOH) said that it aims at achieving “population protection” in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus 8 by the end of this year. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said, however, that this goal still depends on the country’s vaccine...
Enjoying the "old normal" Christmas may be within the nation's reach. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion talks to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and testing czar Vince Dizon on the sidelines of the COVID vaccine rollout for essential workers at the SM Mall of Asia on June 7,...