The sacred observance of the holy month of Ramadan this April is hampered by the low vaccination rate against Covid-19 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and health experts are worried it might cause a “mini surge” of cases. Vaccine czar Carlitos Galvez Jr. speaks...
DAVAO CITY – At least 16 municipalities in Davao City have been placed under election watchlist due to intense political rivalries and presence of the New People’s Army (NPA). PMAJ. Atty. Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson for PRO-Davao, said that police authorities have already beefed up their...
BANI, Pangasinan – Fisher folks stand to benefit much once this pilot test of culture farming becomes successful. (Photos by PFO Pangasinan/Ms. Vicky Bilog) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 said it is seeking to determine whether caulerpa, a type of seaweed, can...
If Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) Secretary General Anthony del Rosario would have his way, other local government units (LGUs) in the Davao region should also declare vice presidential candidate Walden Bello as a "persona non grata" or an unwelcome person. (Photo from Walden Bello's Twitter) In an HNP...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government is set to conduct special Covid-19 vaccination days on March 29 to April 1 in some areas in a bid to further increase the country's vaccine coverage....
CEBU CITY—A labor group on Monday filed a petition for a P430-increase in the daily minimum wage in Central Visayas. The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) filed the wage hike petition before the Cebu City-based Regional Wages and Productivity Board-Central Visayas (RTWPB-7). Rep....
A man receives the COVID-19 vaccine in a COVID-19 vaccination center at the National Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, on March 24, 2021. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua) The government is planning to conduct “special vaccination days” in areas...
Almost 1,000 barangays in Region I do not have elementary schools, a research conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office showed. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Conducted by DepEd ROI, the study entitled "Schoolless Barangays," showed that out of 3,267 barangays in the four provinces,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 2 (DILG-R2) has joined a webinar to address the concerns of the public and government agencies for the May 9 elections. Dubbed as “TAYO sa 2022 (Taking Action, Yielding to Objective Results in the 2022 Elections), it aims to...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Education Ilocos (DepEd Region 1) is planning various interventions to provide wider access and better delivery of enhanced and complete basic education in all barangays in the region. This is because the department has found out that there are...
Metro Manila will remain under the least restrictive Alert Level 1 along with 47 other areas across the country for the rest of the month, Malacañang announced. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022...
CEBU CITY — A region-wide police operation dubbed as Synchronized Enhanced Managing of Police Operations (SEMPO) resulted in the confiscation of at least P6 million worth of illegal drugs and the arrest of more than 100 drug suspects in Central Visayas. The series of police operations started at...
