House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco hailed the lower chamber's passage on third and final reading of the P5.024-trillion proposed 2022 national budget on Thursday, September 30. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco The House of Representatives made good on its self-imposed deadline for approving the 2022...
For the first time, President Duterte floated the idea of visiting the United States of America (USA) to thank the Americans for donating coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement following the arrival of 5 million...
Heeding President Duterte's signal for its immediate passage, the House of Representatives on Thursday, September 30, passed on third and final reading the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2022. House of Representatives (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The approval was made possible...
The government's pandemic task force has placed 11 areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until October 15, 2021, while 25 areas will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions until the end of the month. (TED ALJIBE/AFP) Presidential Spokesman...
The pilot rollout of the pediatric vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old will begin on October 15, 2021. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) This was bared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a statement late Thursday night,...
The local government of Caloocan has administered a total of 1,535,334 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the city residents and workers. According to the city government, 848, 975 individuals from A1 to A5 categories received their first dose while 686,359 individuals have been fully vaccinated. The...
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said on Thursday that they are preparing a system for the efficient rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for individuals aged 12-17. This is after President Duterte approved on Sept. 28 the inoculation of people belonging to this age group. "Iniisip po namin ‘yung...
The Philippine government is expecting the delivery of more or less 100 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the month of October which is time for the expansion of the government’s vaccination program that would cover children and the general population. Secretary Carlito...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday, September 30, issued a subpoena against the chief accountant of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation. At the 7th hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the government's purchase of COVID-19 supplies, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon (left)...
The executive department has failed to set aside specific funds for mental health interventions in schools under the P5.024-trillion proposed 2022 national budget. Students share a tablet to attend their online class amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Manny Llanes/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This was...
The Philippine government has warned Filipinos Thursday, Sept. 30, about the modus operandi of "criminals" who pose as home sanitizers amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Masjid Pogung Dalangan/ Unsplash) In an advisory posted by state-run Philippine News Agency (PNA) on its social media...
A group of teachers on Thursday, Sept. 30, lambasted the Department of Education (DepEd) over a memorandum released by the agency purportedly to compensate for the extra days and duties performed by teachers last school year under distance learning. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
