The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) expressed its support to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) following recent calls to cut the budget and defund the anti-insurgency task force. TESDA SECRETARY ISIDRO LAPEÑA (MANILA BULLETIN) In...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started discussing projects with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the country to have a sustainable infrastructure development program that would eventually help in the economic recovery from struggles in the COVID-19 pandemic. DPWH Acting...
Restrictions in public transport have further eased as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) allowed the vulnerable population, including children and the elderly, to ride public utility vehicles (PUVs). (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In its Memorandum Circular No....
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved three public share offerings -- Figaro Coffee Group, Inc., Citicore Energy REIT Corp. (CREIT) and, Arthaland Corporation -- worth almost P15 billion. Figaro initial public offering will consist of up to 1.26 billion common shares priced at...
The Boses, Opinyon, Siyasat, at Siyensya para sa Pilipinas (BOSES Pilipinas) launched on Wednesday, Nov. 17, an online fake news quiz in line with its efforts to build an empowered and well-informed generation of Filipino voters. (Screenshot from What the Fake?! website) Titled "What the Fake?!:...
Youth who are highly inclined to vote in the May 2022 elections have high accuracy in identifying real news, a survey jointly conducted by the Ateneo School of Government (ASOG), Boses, Opinyon, Siyasat, at Siyensya para sa Pilipinas (BOSES Pilipinas), and Participate PH. (Unsplash) The Pinoy...
The Paranaque City government has started the distribution of birthday and Christmas gifts to about of 65,000 senior citizens from the city's 16 barangays on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Mar Jimenez, Public Information Office chief, said senior citizens aged 60 to 70 years old will receive P1,000 cash as a...
Government economic managers expect the country to downshift to the most lenient alert level status beginning next year, allowing businesses to operate at full capacity. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday, Nov. 17, that the sustained drop in the number of COVID-19 cases is...
Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Covavax coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for emergency use in the Philippines. The two-dose vaccine was developed by US-based biotechnology company Novavax and the Serum Institute of India. “Ngayong araw na...
A resolution enumerating the rules and regulations on the ban, bearing, carrying, and transportation of firearms has been released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), which will take effect during the election period. Police conduct a checkpoint in Manila to apprehend violators of the...
ICYDK, November is National Reading and Book Month How would you define a good companion? Someone who is easy to be around? Someone who is interesting? Someone who shares wonderful stories? Someone who is there whether the going gets good or rough? Though inanimate, we guess we can all agree that a...
The magic continues Hey, Potterheads! It’s time to review your history of magic as our favorite Gryffindor trio is coming back to relive the magic of “Harry Potter” films. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premiere of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” on Nov. 16, 2001, HBO...
