Ischemic heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in our country, reaching 56.76 thousand cases from January to June 2021, according to preliminary estimates from the Philippine Statistics Authority. The figure accounts for 18.7 percent of total deaths nationwide, far from the 10.2...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo hopes to see ordinary Filipinos getting elected to public office one day, stressing that the 2022 polls could be the “reset button” that will make that possible. Labor leader Sonny Matula and Vice President Leni Robredo during the labor...
The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have returned home and since the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has breached the 800,000 mark, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing records from the Overseas Workers Welfare...
Instead of making vaccination compulsory for employees, senatorial aspirant and labor leader Sonny Matula on Sunday, Nov. 28, asked the government to consider incentivizing vaccine recipients. Labor leader and senatorial aspirant Sonny Matula is the special guest during the radio show of Vice...
Over 75 percent or more than 236,000 active tourism across the country are now vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. A tourism worker receives his first COVID-19 jab during the mass vaccination for tourism frontliners and workers in El Nido,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has once again appealed for possible increase in the honoraria of teachers who will serve as poll workers in the 2022 National and Local Elections. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) “Although it is less than our proposed increase for our teachers who will serve as poll...
Government workers who will be absent for getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be considered excused, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18,...
A group of healthcare workers has called on the public to engage in active transport to help combat the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in time with the celebration of the National Bicycle Day. 08232020_BIKELANE_ROMERO-1024x683 "Active transport and open spaces are key to ending...
The Quezon City government has started administering COVID-19 booster shots to its health care workers on Tuesday, Nov.23. A total of 5,000 health care workers and non-medical personnel will be inoculated from Tuesday to Friday (Nov.23-26) in the city's vaccination sites. “Our healthcare workers...
Employment opportunities await overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the pandemic in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the reopening of the economy in the Middle Eastern country, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported. (FILE PHOTO) Labor Attaché John Rio Bautista...
The San Juan City local government opened on Monday, Nov. 22, the registration for booster COVID-19 shots to health care workers, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities. The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Sunday, Nov. 21, that fully vaccinated senior citizens and immunocompromised...
Pru Life UK and Prudential (Cambodia) Life Assurance PLC have teamed up in providing accessible protection to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) through a health and wealth management app in Cambodia. In a statement, Eng Teng Wong, Pru Life UK president and chief executive officer said on Friday, Nov....
