With only 11 months left on her term, Vice President Leni Robredo said that her flagship anti-poverty program Angat Buhay is her “best legacy” as she hopes her successor and other government agencies can expand the concept. Vice President Leni Robredo is the keynote speaker at the 5th Asian...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said President Duterte has now accomplished eight tenths of his economic reform program that provided income tax cuts for individuals and corporations. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Wednesday, July 28, that 85 percent of the Duterte...
The Muntinlupa City government’s vaccination program has administered 288,638 doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. Data as of July 27 showed that of the total, 174,456 individuals have received their first dose, or 45.22 percent of the target population of 385,725. A senior...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año welcomed Tuesday, July 27, President Duterte’s calls for the legislators to enact a law that will modernize the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). President Duterte (File photo from PCOO) To recall, Duterte called for the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines will use the final year of President Duterte's term to procure more assets and equipment that will improve their capabilities. Multiple military assets are deployed for the conduct of an inter-agency solidarity maritime...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided P2.9 million worth of assistance to RCM Audio and Led Wall Provider, a technology-based firm in Camiguin which is engaged in digital audio mixers and robotic controllers. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T....
The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) have launched a joint program that outlines mechanisms that aim to strengthen the country's institution and support its continued fulfillment of international human rights obligations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. L-R: United Nations...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Many migrant Filipino workers and Filipino immigrants are familiar with pandemic-related aid. I’m not talking about paltry sums of Social Amelioration Program (SAP). I’m talking about adequate aid. The US government sent $2,000 checks to Americans. That’s on top of social...
For the upcoming School Year (SY) 2021-2022, the Department of Education’s (DepEd) School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) is expected to benefit 3.1 million learners. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones expressed the agency’s commitment to continue implementing the...
Responders from different units queing for registration and vital signs monitoring prior to vaccination at the Dream Zone, Provincial Capitol compound in Batangas City, July 16. (Joenald M. Rayos/MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines recorded its highest daily vaccination rate last Thursday, July 22,...
(File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The presence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus in the Philippines should not hinder the government in achieving its target of vaccinating 70 percent of the country's population by the end of this year, a health expert said on Tuesday, July 20. The Delta variant...
The Pateros municipal government has reported that its first dose vaccination has increased to nearly 78 percent. Based on the July 19 data, a total of 37,996 individuals have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Pateros, representing 77.54 percent of the target population of...
