As restrictions ease in 39 areas under Alert Level 1 status, the government looks to boost its efforts in vaccinating individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, March 2. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for...
Gender pay gap remains to be a problem, especially in the agriculture sector, where female farmworkers were paid less than their male counterparts. (Unsplash) Citing 2018 data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Center for Women Resources (CWR) said men in agriculture were paid P310.16...
At least 400 faculty members of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) declared their support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VP Leni Robredo official Facebook page) In a statement released Tuesday, March 1, the group said Robredo has...
The University of Santo Tomas Research Center on Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED) received funding from the Department of Science and Technology—Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOS—PCHRD) for its National Youth Mental Health Project. The research work, titled...
A total of 63 million individuals in the Philippines have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but only 10 million individuals have so far received their booster jab, said National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on...
NEDA sees P9.4-B in weekly gains from Alert Level 1 By Chino S. Leyco The economy is estimated to gain an additional P9.4 billion per week as the country continues to move towards the new normal, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported. During President Duterte’s Talk to...
The Sibol National Team Selection has chosen 54 athletes to represent the country in the eight esports titles to be featured in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam in May. Photo from Sibol A total of 10 teams and three individual players came out victorious in the tough national team...
The national government successfully borrowed P457.8 billion from small Filipino savers. The Bureau of the Treasury announced Tuesday, March 1, that the government raised P337 billion during the two-week offer period for the retail treasury bonds (RTBs), while the P120.8 billion were awarded during...
All persons who want to actively participate in supporting their candidates need to present their proof of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination documents, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, Mar. 1. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan said...
The social stigma associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is part of health illiteracy and it must stop, National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Tuesday, March 1. (File Photo / Manila Bulletin) According to Herbosa, the social stigma...
JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The Philippines needs an education president to arrest the decline in its education system which is currently in crisis, a coalition of organizations and education experts said. “We've been looking for an education president an administration and...
In a bid to combat misinformation and educate the electorate, Vote Pilipinasthe official voter information campaign partner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)launched on Monday, Feb. 28, the Candidate Profile Dashboard which contains salient information about candidates for president,...
