The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPI) on Saturday, July 24, has noted an increase in healthcare utilization rate in Ilocos Region, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region. (Unsplash) "Ang problema kasi doon sa outlying regions na yan konti po ang facilities nila,...
The 1Sambayan coalition has scored President Duterte for supposedly selling out to China following his weak stance in defending the West Philippine Sea from its unlawful incursions. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President has bowed down to China despite an arbitral ruling...
Good news for all Filipino farmers and rice consumers! Nutrient-enriched, and genetically modified Golden Rice “is now cleared for commercial propagation” following the issuance of a biosafety permit on July 21, 2021. (Photo from PhilRice) In separate statements, the Philippine Rice Research...
Young Filipino students won six medals at the 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held from July 14 to 24. For the second straight year, the IMO was held virtually and hosted by St. Petersburg, Russia due to the ongoing pandemic. (Clockwise from top left) IMO Filipino medalists Immanuel...
Ganiel Krishnan Miss World Philippines top pick Ganiel Krishnan called on the public to help the people displaced by the floods caused by the habagat as well as by tropical depression “Fabian,” which has yet to leave the Philippine area of responsibility up to this time. During the elegant MWP...
Government trading arm Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) was tagged anew as the culprit in the inability of government agencies to use of millions of pesos worth of important equipment and supplies urgently needed in the operations of said agencies. COA logo and building The...
The clinical trials on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will start next month. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said Friday, July 23, that the eight...
The Philippines has already started its yearlong “immunosurveillance” program on fully vaccinated Filipino adults to determine the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were granted emergency use authorization (EUA) in the country. (Photo by ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
International travelers who have not been fully vaccinated or those coming from outside the "green list" countries may face a longer quarantine period upon arrival in the Philippines. (File photo/ Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) According to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging...
We are living in unchartered territory. On top of the global pandemic and its ensuing economic fallout, the environmental and climate crises are both deepening across the world. Now more than ever, it is becoming clearer that the impacts of climate change are no longer just felt in the Global...
A tripartite mechanism to further enhance interoperability during internal and external security operations was formally signed on Friday, July 23, by the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). A tripartite mechanism to further...
World Bank’s investment-arm International Finance Corp. (IFC) is investing in Union Bank of the Philippines’ “social bond” that aims to finance loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). In a statement, Alfonso Garcia Mora, IFC Asia and Pacific vice president, said Friday,...
