The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recorded on Saturday, April 24, 15 more Filipinos abroad got infected with the new coronavirus. Department of Foreign Affairs (MANILA BULLETIN) The latest number raised the total tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos to 18,237. The new...
More than available beds for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the lack of nurses to man hospitals is one of the main reasons why hospitals in Metro Manila are getting overwhelmed, molecular biologist-priest Nicanor Austriaco said on Friday, April 23. Austriaco, a research fellow of OCTA,...
The government is needing extra months before it can start the vaccination of frontline workers, as the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that scarcity of the current supply continues to affect inoculation efforts. On Tuesday, April 20, NEDA recommended the inclusion of around...
Some 1 million employees cannot still return to work even if the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus bubble is now under a modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) status, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said. According to Lopez, the DTI estimated 1.5 million workers lost their jobs...
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Benjamin Madrigal assured that the farmers’ representatives that will join the reconstituted PCA Board will be selected solely by farmers without the influence of the government. In a phone interview with Business Bulletin, Madrigal assured...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Middle East are the first who are expected to scout for new investment opportunities in the housing sector this year, according to an online home buying platform. In a statement, online portal Ohmyhome said that OFWs who have long yearned to buy...
The government is on track with its acquisition of sufficient supply of coronavirus vaccines in the country, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE PHOTO) As the country marked its first year in pandemic lockdown, Nograles assured that more vaccines are...
President Duterte urged Filipinos to get vaccinated, assuring the public that the vaccines certified by the Food and Drug Administration for immunization against COVID-19 are safe and effective. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by British-Swedish...
President Duterte said that while he respects the preference of doctors to western brands, he claimed they were "discriminating" for refusing to be vaccinated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine that came from China. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA...
A total of 300 health workers from the local government-run Quezon City General Hospital (QCGH) are set to receive China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine following the hospital’s vaccination program rollout on Wednesday (QC PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Joy Belmonte said the rollout “is a...
As part of its survival strategy, Philippine Airlines (PAL) will slash 30 percent of its workforce, laying off a total of 2,300 employees, including both voluntary separations and involuntary retrenchment, effective next month, March 16. PAL has announced the retrenchment program to employees as...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) assured that there are sufficient government programs and financial assistance for displaced workers due to the pandemic. In a statement, Budget Secretary Wendel E. Avisado said the DBM has already released and allocated the budget for the different...
