Eleven presidential aspirants made it in the tentative list of candidates for the May 9,2022 National and Local Elections. Photo courtesy Comelec There were 15 presidential aspirants in the previous list. Based on the list posted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on its website, the 11...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the Omicron variant will not slam the Philippines' growth prospects for the year, saying the fresh blow of tighter quarantine controls is only temporarily. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
The manual developed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FNRI) seeking to benefit renal patients has been granted a certificate of copyright registration and deposit. (Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
A total of 190 personnel of Metro Manila's rail lines tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mandatory antigen testing amid a renewed surge in the number of cases in the capital region. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) conducted on Monday,...
An official of Quiapo Church said they will comply with the National Task Force Against COVID-19 resolution suspending the "traslacion" or procession of the image of the Black Nazarene and other activities related to it. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN In an interview, Msgr. Hernando...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Tuesday slammed the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association’s (PATAFA) decision to expel top pole vaulter EJ Obiena from the national pool, saying its head Philip Juico was ruining not only the chances of the young Filipino from achieving his Olympic dream, but...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said Tuesday, Jan. 4, that it will temporarily close its outpatient services (OPS) amid the rise in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Metro Manila. (MB FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, NKTI said it will be closing its OPS on...
PayMaya pays it forward to the frontlines of the National Center for Mental Health Digital financial services leader PayMaya recently paid it forward to the frontlines of the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH). The company distributed 100 food baskets to the NCMH Crisis Hotline responders and...
The government rejected all bids for long-term debt papers as investors sought a higher yield. At the Bureau of the Treasury’s auction on Tuesday, Jan. 4, investors had sought a return of 4.814 percent for the reissued seven-year Treasury bonds, higher than the previous yield of 4.468 percent...
One of the priests of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Makati has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Photo National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe FB The Shrine revealed this in a Facebook post on Monday, Jan. 3. Due to this, the Shrine announced that it will be...
Short-term benchmark interest rates dipped as investors anticipated slower inflation following the implementation of fuel price rollbacks in December, the Bureau of the Treasury said on Monday, Jan. 3. The yield on three-month papers, which banks use in pricing their loans, eased to 1.075 percent...
Re-electionist Senator Leila de Lima on Monday said she hopes that the budget increase for the local government units (LGUs) in the 2022 national budget would empower them in their respective areas of jurisdiction. De Lima said the start of the implementation of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas...
