(ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reported a significant increase in leptospirosis cases following the flooding caused by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) in late July. As of Tuesday, Aug. 13, DOH data showed that 255 new...
Go Negosyo founder and PSAC (Private Sector Advisory Council) Jobs Lead Joey Concepcion wants to bring entrepreneurship to senior high school students as business ownership is an “alternative” to being an employee. (From left) DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara and Go Negosyo founder Joey...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is expecting the retail prices of rice to significantly go down by October as the reduction on the tariff rate of the staple food takes full effect. Through Executive...
(Unsplash) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has reiterated that it's safe to cook and consume pork from hogs that are infected by African Swine Fever (ASF) . "We have learned from 2019 ito ‘yong masyadong...
Former Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri expressed his belief that developing a robust local defense industry would strengthen the Philippine defense posture tenfold and ultimately minimize its reliance on procuring foreign military equipment. (MB file photo) Zubiri stated this as the...
DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. downplayed on Monday, Aug. 12 the effects of the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in eight municipalities in...
​The Philippine government will protest China's recent air harassment against the Philippine Air Force (PAF) over Scarborough Shoal. "I was informed a diplomatic protest will be sent within the day," Ma. Teresita Daza, spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), said Monday,...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Monday, Aug. 12, that entry-level pay for educators in public schools will increase by around P3,024 in 2025. This comes following the signing of Executive Order (EO) No. 64 which will increase the salary of government...
Employees in the private sector who will render work on the observance of Ninoy Aquino Day on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and National Heroes Day on Monday, Aug. 26, are entitled to an additional wage as all the dates were declared holidays, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In Labor...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have agreed to continue a potato farming program that has significantly enhanced overall farm productivity in the Philippines. “Since its inception, this program has exemplified the power of public-private partnerships in...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) must treat the rise in leptospirosis cases as a wake-up call and a reason to get its act together. Thus, said House Deputy Majority...
EMBARGO FOR MONDAY ISSUE The national government's tax effort in the first half of the year increased slightly on the back of improved collections by the government's two tax agencies. Based on the data released by the Department of Finance (DOF), the government's tax effort posted a slight...
