Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday, August 25, slammed President Duterte for bringing up past Commission on Audit (COA) findings during the Aquino administration, saying it is just “plain rich in irony and hypocrisy.” Senator Leila de Lima (REUTERS) De Lima was referring to Duterte’s...
This file photo taken on November 18, 2020 shows a syringe and a bottle reading “Vaccine Covid-19” next to the Moderna biotech company logo. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it is currently studying if it will approve or not the...
(NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is not recommending “at this time” to use the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by China’s Sinovac Biotech for Filipino children aged three to 17. “At this time, hindi pa po natin iyan...
President Duterte has linked two former Cabinet members of the previous Aquino administration to Commission on Audit (COA)-themed irregularities. President Rodrigo Duterte (Photo from PCOO Facebook) In his "Talk to the People" public briefing on late Tuesday night, Aug. 24, Duterte identified...
A staff member checks the packaging quality of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products at a packaging plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, in Beijing Dec. 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug...
The Office of the President (OP) is seeking a budget of P8.18 billion for fiscal year 2022, the final year of the Duterte administration. Malacañang Palace, the official home of the Philippine president (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) More than half of OP's proposed budget will go to confidential...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is set to release the allocation of the country’s sugar output for the next crop year, but a group of sugar producers wants to make sure that 100 percent of production stays in the country for domestic consumption. SRA logo In a statement, the United...
This file photo taken on November 17, 2020 shows vials with COVID-19 vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer. (AFP FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is waiting for Pfizer and its vaccine partner BioNTech to apply for a full...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the Duterte administration is already preparing the country to bounce back to a more dynamic economy post-pandemic as it strived to curb the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (File...
President Duterte revealed that he has fired National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong for allegedly allowing electric cooperatives to contribute funds for a party-list campaign in the 2019 elections. President Duterte (ROEMARI LIMOSNERO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/...
The United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED) is opposing the proposed molasses importation of the Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines’ (EPAP). In a statement, UNIFED President Manuel Lamata said this proposal by EPAP was already thumbed down by members of the Bioethanol...
Amid the shortfall in the country's sugar production, the Philippine government has allowed the importation of the sweetener until October of this year, with Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) expecting the entry of nearly 86,000 metric tons (MT) of additional imported sugar. As this happened,...
