The Philippines recorded its first case of omicron subvariant FE.1, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, June 19. Courtesy of Pixabay This was based on the agency's latest bio-surveillance report based on genome sequencing results from May 29 to June 12. "The variant was initially flagged...
Nursing graduates who earned a 70 to 74 percent rating in the Nursing Board Exam will be utilized as an additional workforce in the healthcare system, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said on Monday, June 19. Sec. Teodoro Herbosa during the formal turnover of DOH...
Any fare increase at the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system is a pain in the pocket. “Improvement in train services and facilities should come before any fare increase, not the other way around,” Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, on Monday, June 19, said....
The leadership of the Department of Health (DOH) has been formally turned over to newly appointed Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa by Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in conjunction with the office's 125th-anniversary celebration on Monday, June 19. Usec. Vergeire has turned over...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman addresses local budget officers during the Budget Forum of the Association of Local Budget Officers (ALBO) in Region 3 held at the Bulacan State University e-Library Amphitheater on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Photo from the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook, Zoom) The Department of Agriculture (DA) needs a full-time secretary who can offer better solutions to the problems confronting the agriculture sector. Thus, said ACT Teachers Party-list Rep....
Seven hundred twenty-six new Covid-19 cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, June 18. Photo courtesy of Pixabay This was the highest number of new cases in the past six days. With that, the latest figure of Covid-19 patients in the country has reached 8,861, a slight...
Metrology is an integral part of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) here in the country, according to a research specialist at the Industrial Technology and Development Institute (ITDI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Kiveen Suycano, a DOST-ITDI research specialist said...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to study a proposal to set up silos to ensure a 30-day buffer stock of rice and corn in the country. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo)* Marcos said this as he met members of the...
Senators have expressed confusion and concern as to why the United States (US) government has chosen the Philippines as the country to temporarily house their allies from Afghanistan. Sen. Imee Marcos leads the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs' inquiry into the United States government's...
There are 99,289,484 users who have registered their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards based on the data released by the National Telecommunications Commission  (NTC) on Friday, June 16. (Photo credit to DICT) As of June 23, data from the NTC showed that among public...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa, in an online post, assured that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will be "fast, action-oriented and responsible" under his leadership. Photo courtesy of DOH On Thursday, June 15, PhilHealth board members met...