Ten additional highly urbanized cities will gain priority for coronavirus vaccine access due to the surge in cases of infections, Malacañang announced Thursday. One million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City on June 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of National Task...
More than 500 farmers in Isabela and Cagayan are scheduled to receive land titles as well as agricultural support services from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) this coming weekend. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Agrarian Secretary Brother John Castriciones will distribute...
The government has dispelled allegations that it had neglected Mindanao in terms of responding to the pandemic, including the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that the rise in cases of...
CHED and UniFAST Board Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III (Photo from CHED) Commission on Higher Education Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III on Sunday, June 13, issued a statement in response to an open letter accusing the official of withholding educational funds and refusing to recognize the...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the belated petition filed by a Cagayan de Oro City resident to stop the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from auctioning the properties of his deceased uncle to settle estate tax debts of over P1 billion. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) The court's second...
The local "pasalubong" industry in Cagayan is seen to benefit a great deal from the completion of an access road leading to several villages in the municipality of Allacapan. 'PASALUBONG ROAD'-- This new access road in Allacapan, Cagayan is expected to boost the province's 'pasalubong' industry by...
To help address the problems of recurring water hazards due to inclement weather conditions, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has granted almost P78 million budget for the establishment of a water infrastructure in Cagayan Valley. (DOST / MANILA BULLETIN) The said funding will be...
A key flood control structure in a coastal town in Aparri, Cagayan is expected to double as a biking and jogging haven once it has been completed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. DOUBLE PURPOSE-- Aside from protecting communities against floods during the rainy season, the...
A P146-million water research center is expected to be established in Cagayan Valley to undertake research and development (R&D) education and capacity building programs in the water resources sector in the region, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) disclosed over the weekend. DOST...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The heat index in Dagupan City, Pangasinan reached 51 degrees Celsius (°C), while Aparri, Cagayan and Sangley Point, Cavite recorded 50 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, June 1. Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The utilization rate of the intensive care unit (ICU) beds in six regions of the country are now at the “high-risk” level due to the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29. These regions are Cordillera...
Local coconut growers are expected to gain more business opportunities with the completion of a new access road in the municipality of Sanchez Mira in Cagayan, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. ROAD TO PROSPERITY-- A newly-built access road linking villages in Sanchez Mira,...
