The Department of Education (DepED) said that schools will not be allowed to be used as vaccination centers or hubs during the period of the “Bakunahang Bayan” drive to start on Monday, Dec. 5. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The DepEd Order No. 051 series of 2022 signed by Vice...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged eligible Filipinos to get vaccinated and boosted during the "Bakunahang Bayan" vaccination drive that will start on Monday, Dec. 5, until Wednesday, Dec. 7. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that one of the ways to protect yourself against...
Andres Bonifacio’s heroism is honored today by the Filipino nation on his 159th birth anniversary. His preeminent stature as a national hero whose birth date is declared a non-working public holiday is anchored on his role as the Father of the Philippine Revolution. His "Monumento" is a popular...
The Department of Education (DepED) was named as one of the top-performing government agencies with the highest public complaints resolution in the last ten years. (MB Visual Content Group) “In celebration of the 122nd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary, the Civil Service Commission (CSC)...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country’s Covid-19 vaccine wastage is still within the acceptable threshold set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Department of Health (DOH) said on...
A member of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives wants Malacañang to certify as “urgent” the proposed measures that will help curb the impact of spiraling oil prices. (Photo by Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte has thrown his support behind the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) plan to legalize more Minahang Bayan (MB) areas. Photo from Mines and Geosciences Bureau The MBs are zones wherein small-scale mining (SSM)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) prodded its local government units (LGUs) to put up accessible ‘Timbangan ng Bayan Centers’ in all public and private markets to safeguard the consumers against deceptive and unfair sales acts and...
(PULSE ASIA) Sixty-seven percent of FIlipinos believe that the outcome of the May 2022 elections is more credible than the May 2016 polls, a Pulse Asia survey, released on Wednesday, July 20, revealed. In the Ulat ng Bayan survey conducted from June 24 to 27 with 1,200 respondents, Pulse Asia said...
Were you thrilled by this week's "big time" price rollback on pump fuel products? Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Facebook) If so, you shouldn't, based on former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate's perspective on fuel price movements so far this 2022. "Since January this year diesel prices...
(PULSE ASIA) A Pulse Asia survey has found that Filipinos are most concerned about controlling the inflation, followed by other economic-related concerns, such as increasing wages and reducing poverty. In the Ulat ng Bayan survey conducted from June 24 to 27 with 1,200 respondents, 57 percent of...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. might soon be holding special powers to control hoarding of essential items, manage transport woes, investigate market abuse in the energy sector, and extend loans to businesses producing essential goods. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and...
