The government's pandemic task force has extended the pilot implementation of the new Alert Levels System for coronavirus (COVID-19) response in the National Capital Region (NCR) until October 15 but agreed to relax some of the Alert Level 4 restrictions. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential...
Retired Deputy Director General Reynaldo Velasco Reynaldo V. Velasco has formally stepped down from his post as chairman and acting administrator of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage system (MWSS). Velasco will be busy campaigning as representative for Party-List Philippine National Police...
Malacañang assured the public that the technical issues surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) case reporting of the Department of Health (DOH) will not affect the government's decisions regarding its pandemic response, including the next Metro Manila's next alert level classification....
State researchers are seeking to develop a detection system that would help identify the country’s coffee varieties that are susceptible and resistant to pests and diseases. Coffee berry borer infestation (‘Hypothenemus hampei’) (University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) received more than 17,000 online maternity benefit applications one month after its initial implementation. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said the My.SSSPortal on the SSS website received 17,726 maternity benefit...
The 13th month pay of employees in the services sector will depend on how well their respective companies perform this final quarter of 2021. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion speaks during the virtual press briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 28 (Screenshot...
There is no decision yet on whether or not the Alert Level 4 restrictions would be downgraded in Metro Manila, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said on Monday night, Sept. 27. In an interview over ABS-CBN’s TeleRadyo, Malaya disclosed that the...
Iloilo Representative Janette Garin on Monday, Sept. 27 questioned the P1-billion worth of funds proposed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) supposedly for the government’s solar panel irrigation system (SPIS) project, saying she finds the program “untimely” and “impractical” at this...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have signed an agreement that will facilitate the identification and verification of beneficiaries for the different social welfare programs. Last Sept. 17, the PSA and DSWD sealed a memorandum of...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion urged the government's pandemic task force to review the guidelines on access for fully vaccinated individuals under the new Alert Levels System being piloted in Metro Manila. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder...
The Alert Level System currently under pilot testing in the National Capital Region (NCR) would likely be extended until October, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday, Sept. 25. In an interview over GMA News, DILG Undersecretary Empimaco Densing...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Many of us recognize the critical role of information and communication in nation-building – its role in governance and as a resource in linking functions of government through continuing engagement with sectors, increasing people’s capacities to...