Senate President Vicente Sotto III is agreeing that persons who wear their face masks improperly or are not wearing any at all should be arrested and detained. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) President Duterte issued the order to police Wednesday, May 5, as he...
The country is facing a problem on the limited available supply of coronavirus vaccines; it is not the government's pandemic response, that is at issue, President Duterte declared Wednesday. An essential frontliner gets a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub in Taguig City on May 4, 2021 (Ali...
Senators do not agree that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III should be considered the "hero" in the Philippines' COVID-19 response. President Duterte and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) On Monday, President Duterte hailed Duque as the "hero" in the...
Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymund "LRay" Villafuerte has filed a bill that seeks to further extend the validity and effectivity of the "Bayanihan to Recover as One" Act, or Bayanihan 2 until December 31 this year. Camaarines Sur 2nd District Rep. LRay Villafuerte Villafuerte said this would...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said it is “pointless” to compare the pandemic response of the government to other countries. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “It’s very difficult to be comparing. You will just be frustrated. There will always be better countries or worst countries...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has assisted the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region II in transporting over 1,200 personal protective equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies in Batanes on Tuesday, April 27. In a statement on Thursday, April 29, the PCG deployed the BRP Capones (MRRV-4404) to...
Two senators have raised alarm over the continuous surge of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines, with the number of infections now exceeding one million. Unmindful of the danger due to COVID-19, shoppers flock in Divisoria, Manila, on March 20, 2021. The Philippines, on...
The Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed that the region should have its own public health center as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continued to take its toll on the region. The ASEAN leaders meet at the organization’s secretariat building in Jakarta,...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday, April 23, said the government’s predilection to downplay the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) problem is the reason why the Philippines’s is still facing a health crisis. Senator Nancy Binay (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Senate of the Philippines) Binay said the...
Government borrowings jumped fourfold last month following the issuance of retail bonds aimed at small investors although foreign borrowings decreased significantly, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. According to the data, gross financing of the Duterte administration increased by 314...
The Duterte administration’s borrowings increased by over ninefold in October due to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) cash advance to the national government, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Gross borrowings of the national government in October this year increased by 1,244...
The Department of Finance (DOF) ordered the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to return to the government coffers the P32.6 billion sitting idle in the state-owned Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC). In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he has...
