The Philippines’ repositioned approach in managing the economic impact of the prolonged pandemic could provide the much-needed support for recovery, Moody’s Analytics said. Moody's Analytics Steven G. Cochrane, Moody’s Analytics economist said in a note on Thursday, Sept. 2, that the...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque believes that the controversial former Procurement Service (PS) executive director Christopher Lloyd Lao is still in the Philippines Former PS-DBM executive director Christopher Lloyd Lao (Screenshot from Senate YouTube video) Roque was asked about the former...
Malacañang is not keen on the idea of imposing a three-week hard lockdown on coronavirus (COVID-19) hotspots, reiterating that the government was balancing protecting the health of the public and allowing people to go to work. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a...
DOH/MB The country logged 16,621 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, Sept. 2, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The newly detected cases pushed the country’s total to 2,020,484, wherein, 7.3 percent or 146,510 are still active. Ninety-six percent of the active cases have mild...
Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to look into the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) inability to properly disburse the funds allocated to it under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2, as well as other delays in the implementation of its major projects. De Lima, in...
Pateros now has 12 local cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This is an increase of five cases or 71 percent from seven Delta variant cases listed by the Department of Health (DOH) as of Aug. 21. Pateros contact tracers (DILG Pateros) The new Delta...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has recommended the prioritization of teachers in the vaccination strategy of the national government. (Photo from DepEd) “We should not forget our teachers. They are heroes. Some have made drastic adjustments teaching remotely through online modules. Others still...
Amid the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country, a group of doctors is weighing the pros and cons of asking for another "timeout." (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with TeleRadyo on Thursday, Sept. 2, Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) President Dr. Maricar...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The spread of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) has slowed down, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Evident yung pagbagal ng pagdami ng kaso. From a very steep increase ay medyo lumilihis, medyo...
The newly detected Mu variant, first identified in Colombia, should not be a reason for alarm in the Philippines, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said Thursday, Sept. 2. (CSFP CIO / MB FILE PHOTO) In its weekly epidemiological update published on Aug. 31, the World Health Organization warned...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque finds nothing wrong with the government's dealings with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. despite the alleged shady background of a company official in Tony Huang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Risa Hontiveros (Photos from Facebook, Senate) "Madam...
Malacañang said that while the funds are available, it is not yet the right time to discuss coronavirus (COVID-19) booster shots, saying many Filipinos still have to be vaccinated. A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine...
