DOH/MB The Philippines hit its biggest single-day increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 17,231 new cases on Friday, Aug. 20. The number surpassed the previous high of 15,310 on April 2, 2021 wherein the country was also experiencing a...
People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for a scheduled coronavirus vaccination. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Nine regions in the Philippines have been listed under “high risk” classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the worsening pandemic situation in...
A student of the Philippine Science High School-Cordillera Administrative Region Campus (PSHS-CARC) has emerged as a victor at the World Schools Debate Championships (WSDC) hosted by Macau from July 26 to Aug. 6. (PSHS Facebook page) The PSHS System extended its felicitations to Robert Nelson Leung...
Four students from PHSA featured at the 22nd International High School Arts Festival in Tokyo PAGTAHI-TAHI NG RETA-RETASONG ALAALA This artwork by PHSA student Minnesota S. Flores earned a certificate of merit at the 22nd International High School Arts Festival in Tokyo. Artworks from the...
Six students of the Philippine Science High School System (PSHS) have bagged awards at the Hong Kong International Science Olympiad (HKISO) 2020-2021 and at Hong Kong International Computational Olympiad (HKICO) 2020-2021 held in July. The PSHS System congratulated students of its Zamboanga...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Thirteen hospitals in Metro Manila have already reached 100 percent utilization of their bed capacity dedicated for patients afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), based on the data of the Department of Health (DOH). As of August 6, the hospitals that hit full...
Covid surge The country's four regions are now under the "high-risk" level in terms of the utilization of their intensive care unit (ICU) beds dedicated for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. These regions are Central Visayas with 70 percent occupancy rate, Ilocos with 71 percent, Cagayan...
Two students of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) have bagged silver medals at the 53rd International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) virtually held on July 25 to Aug. 2 in Japan. (PSHS Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The PSHS System congratulated Ron Angelo A. Gelacio of the PSHS-Main...
Interior Secretary Eduardo M. Año attributed his high approval rating to the hard work and numerous accomplishments it “was able to accomplish during his leadership as the head of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Año was named the second-best performing cabinet member...
A total of P61.69 billion worth of illegal drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) and laboratory equipment were seized by anti-narcotic agents within the five-year period of the administration of President Duterte. In PDEA’s #RealNumbersPH data released Wednesday, July 28,...
The Manila city government broke ground on Monday, July 26, for the construction of the modern Manila Science High School. (Manila Public Information Office / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Vice Mayor Ma. Shielah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan led the ground breaking...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the local government units (LGUs) to set up science high schools to train the country’s future researchers and scientists. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and...
