EDITORIAL With more vaccine jabs administered each day, and all cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) exceeding 70 percent of their target, there still remains a portion of the population who are hesitant to get the vaccine. Their reasons vary with some saying that they would want to wait for...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has approved the grant of tax incentives for the builder of the Makati City Subway, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. In a statement released by the DOF on Monday, Nov. 8, it said that the FIRB took into consideration the projected increase in...
Incentivize, not penalize. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vice President Leni Robredo has pitched this strategy in connection with proposals to make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory among Filipinos. Robredo, who has been in Negros Occidental since...
A new strategy to ramp up the national vaccination program is in the offing. Authorities will bring the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the barangays as the country faces the herculean challenge of ramping up the program and enticing more people to get inoculated in the areas...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has assured financial incentives to Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo for his impressive double-medal finish at the just-concluded 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Japan. Carlos Yulo in action (File photo/ Manila Bulletin) "Siyempre mayroon ‘no...
Authorities are still weighing the pros and cons of offering incentives to fully-vaccinated individuals, saying a review and assessment is still needed before its implementation. Department of the Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said they are still waiting for the collective inputs...
In line with its efforts to promote teachers’ welfare, the Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized the uninterrupted support given to them through the provision of benefits and allowances, among others. (Photo from DepEd) “In our fight for access and quality of education, our teachers are...
Information Technology Business Process Management (IT-BPM) enterprises in economic zones may implement a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement until the end of the first quarter next year, the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) approved. Based on the FIRB Resolution No. 19-21, IT-BPM enterprises...
In the Philippines, some towns and brands are offering rewards and discounts for vaccinated individuals. In a farming town up north, a mayor promises its constituents a cow raffle every month from September 2021 onwards for those who got their COVID-19 vaccines. Image by Pete Linforth...
President Duterte assured Filipino athletes of the government's full support as he honored those who competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. President Duterte presents incentives to first Filipino Olympic Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz in an awarding ceremony in Malacañang on August 23, 2021 (RTVM...
Members of the Senate have pledged to give Filipino athletes cash rewards for their historic feat in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri made the disclosure during the chamber's plenary session on Monday, August 23....
President Duterte has assured medical frontliners that the government will do its best to protect and incentivize them for their hard work and sacrifice amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement after several groups of medical...
