Photo from Unsplash While no new mpox cases have been reported in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) remained on alert as Africa declared a public health emergency due to an outbreak that has spread to some of its countries. DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo said the number of...
TAIPEI – The Philippine government will be ensuring that the fishermen whose livelihood will be disrupted by the development of offshore wind power projects in the country will be ‘fairly compensated’, according to the Department of Energy. Having a formula on the calculation of compensation...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations has issued on Tuesday, Aug. 13, a subpoena duces tecum requiring the Commission on Audit (COA) to submit to the panel the audit report on the...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the government will work on collecting tax revenues to match the economic growth relative to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). During a Senate committee hearing, Recto said that the two main tax agencies should work hard to boost...
The government disbursed P13 billion in calamity funds in the first seven months, primarily for the restoration of infrastructure damaged by typhoons, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed. Based on the data, the DBM released some P2.33 billion in July from the national...
TAIPEI – The Department of Energy (DOE) is seriously pondering over a two-pronged investment approach on the development of transmission infrastructure facilities that will support gigawatt-scale offshore wind installations in various parts of the country. According to Energy Undersecretary...
(Google Maps) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told a House of Representatives panel on Tuesday, Aug. 13, that the Philippines’ sovereign claim over Sabah was still being maintained. “Yes, our claim still stands,” DFA Secretary Enrique...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill seeking to professionalize the talent management industry and require a license for talent management outfits. Senator Robinhood Padilla during Monday’s hearing, August 12, 2024, of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media. (Senate PRIB photo)...
President Marcos has approved the creation of a Cabinet cluster to tackle the country’s education crisis in a “whole system rather than in multi-agencies silos.” President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting on the creation of Cabinet Cluster for...
Several private sector organizations raised the need for the Philippines to balance energy security, affordability, and climate change concerns to drive its economic progress. In a joint statement on Tuesday, Aug. 13, the groups emphasized that the country ranks third lowest in energy supply...
The bill seeking the creation of the Department of Water Resources has reached the Senate plenary after Senator Grace Poe sponsored the measure. Poe, in endorsing Senate Bill No. 2771 or the proposed “National Water Resources Management Act,” sponsored the bill’s Committee Report...
Photo from Pixabay The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Aug. 13 observed a continued increase in dengue cases nationwide, reaching 136,161 as of Aug. 3. DOH said the current number of cases is 33 percent higher than the 102,374 cases recorded during the same period last year. Despite...
