The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) brought in facial recognition biometric technology into its scholarship registration and attendance system. TESDA SECRETARY ISIDRO LAPEÑA (MANILA BULLETIN) With this, TESDA said that it will now have a better perspective in ensuring...
The Philippines will soon launch its maiden $500-million green bonds in the offshore debt markets to help raise funds for the country’s clean energy projects and other sustainable initiatives, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said in a statement...
(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) vowed to continue to support government efforts to combat hunger by delivering timely and essential services to the marginalized and disaster-affected families and individuals. As one of the member-agencies of the Inter-Agency Task...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is confident that Japan’s commitment to help the Philippines’ infrastructure development and other initiatives will stay beyond President Duterte’s term. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III expressed his confidence following the Philippines and Japan 12th...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Analytics Association of the Philippines (AAP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to create a National industry Board for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the agency said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Photo from TESDA /...
Filipinos in Ukraine will not be harmed and will have a safe exit to the closest border amid the growing tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the Philippines' top diplomat said Wednesday, Feb. 16. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Rest assured...
Malacañang sent sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of veteran broadcaster and former Press Secretary Ricardo "Dong" Puno Jr. whose death was confirmed by his family on Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Dong Puno Official Fanpage/Facebook) His family said he succumbed to a lingering illness at...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day may drop to as low as 83 per day in the middle of March this year, the Department of Health said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the...
Veteran broadcaster and former Press secretary Ricardo “Dong” Puno, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 15, his family said. Ricardo “Dong” Puno. Jr. (Photo courtesy of Erwin Tulfo via Facebook) He was 76. His sons, Ricky and Donnie, said that Puno succumbed to a lingering illness at 12:15...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has collected P119.07 million in fees and penalties through its web-based system that allows cashless payment of business registrations, fees, and other charges. SEC Chairman Emilio Aquino said the fees and other charges collected through the Electronic...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is optimistic that more foreign tourists would visit the country as the Philippines re-opened its borders to foreign travellerrs. Puyat said the numbers of foreign traveler arrivals in the country since the re-opening of Philippine...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they will assess the safety seal program being implemented by the government on Thursday and if it is up to par, then the National Capital Region (NCR) may ease to Alert Level 1 by the first week of March. People in queue for goods...
