The country, as well as the National Capital Region (NCR) and majority of all the other regions, has returned to low-risk case classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday night, Feb. 14. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on...
The Philippines and Japan will hold another high-level meeting on infrastructure development and economic cooperation this week, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Via teleconferencing on Wednesday, Feb. 16, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III will chair the Philippine side, while...
Do you want to go to Boracay but you need to get a vaccine booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? No need to worry because it’s now available on the island. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat answers questions following her visit at the Paradise Garden...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said that failure to file an income tax return (ITR) was not a violation under the 1977 National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) as failure to file tax returns has become a punishable offense only in 1992. Dominguez issued this clarification Friday, Feb. 11,...
The governments of the Philippines and Japan signed a P112.87 billion loan agreement, the second tranche funding for the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project, the country's first-ever underground railway. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, on behalf of the Philippine government, and...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat inspected on Thursday, Feb. 10, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City to ensure that health protocols for arriving foreign travelers are strictly observed. Puyat's inspection coincides with the first day...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the economy is still poised to grow within the government’s target for this year as the Omicron variant has had more than a mild impact on business activity. At the Management Association of the Philippines Economic Briefing on Thursday,...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed optimism on the possibility of increased jobs in the tourism sector as the country opens its tourist spots to foreign travelers. Puyat said that in the two years, or since the start of the lockdown in the country back in March...
Residents of Barangay Nabanghi need not worry at times of calamity as a flood control structure along the portion of Sibalom River in the town of Leon in Iloilo has been completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said the P75.26 million river...
Filipino farmers have posted significant improvement in their harvest last year amid the challenges that were faced by the country like typhoons and the coronavirus disease (COVID019). Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the significant increase in rice had the farmers posting a P10,000 per...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that it is not right to compare the infamous Dengvaxia controversy with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination being conducted every single day. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi tama na ating...
More than 38,000 rice farmers and their dependents nationwide have finished various Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) training programs in 2021, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Monday, Feb. 7. 64421 TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña that a total of 38,517...
