(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) Giving incentives and imposing certain restrictions can help encourage more people to get inoculated instead of making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory, said Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Concepcion made the suggestion amid the low...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) said the road to gender equality is "long and difficult" as it cited data from the Gender Gap Report 2022 showing that it can take about 135.6 years to attain equality for genders. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing more studies, the Commission noted that...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recorded a decline in tax collection from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) last year following their exodus at the height of the pandemic. BIR Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay reported to the Department of Finance (DOF) that the bureau collected P3.91...
An uptick or resurgence of Covid-19 infections in Metro Manila may occur due to waning vaccine immunity, an OCTA Research fellow warned on Thursday, April 7. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a health forum held by the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), presented projections indicating that a...
The country’s unemployment rate steadied at 6.4 percent in February, translating to 3.13 million jobless Filipinos following the further easing of mobility and quarantine restrictions, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA’s preliminary February 2022 Labor Force Survey...
Re-electionist Senator Richard J, Gordon on Thursday, April 7 strongly condemned the shooting of lawyer Joseph Zapata of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Pasay city last Monday. ‘’When is this vicious cycle of violence going to ever end? Riding-in-tandem criminals...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente "Tito" C. Sotto III would like to offer Filipinos other sports where they would definitely outshine international competitors other than basketball which may be the most popular game in the...
The local stock market weakened further, following the decline in US bourses. The main index dropped 46.81 points or 0.65 percent to close at 7,109.26 as Holding Firms led the retreat of all indices. Volume improved but was still thin at 11.53 billion shares worth P4.98 billion as losers beat...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with local government units (LGUs), continues its Covid-19 vaccination in various towns as quarantine restrictions continue to ease with areas placed under Alert Level 1. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said it that it has...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) immediately deployed volunteers, staff, and resources to assist those affected by the floods in Sarangani and Davao de Oro, the organization said on Wednesday, April 6. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang Philippine Red Cross ay walang humpay at...
The Philippine Basketball Association welcomes its newest member Converge FiberXers. (Noel B. Pabalate) Converge will carry the moniker FiberXers for its maiden foray in the Philippine Basketball Association next season with some of the former members of the old Alaska franchise on board. Owners...
The local stock market dropped after the announcement of higher-expected inflation but managed to recover most of its losses at the end of the day. The main index shed 7.14 points or 0.10 percent to close at 7,156.07 as the Property sector led the retreat although Banks and Mining firms advanced....
