COPENHAGEN – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is planning to craft a policy that will hasten the entry of investor-proponent on the re-purposing of port infrastructure facility that will service offshore wind (OSW) investments in the Philippines. SBMA has been part of the Philippine...
The Department of Health (DOH) said the public must learn to assess their own Covid-19 risk and make choices on how to better protect themselves against this viral disease. The DOH said that the public needs to increase their risk tolerance against Covid-19. “We need to increase our tolerance sa...
The Department of Health (DOH) asked hospitals to prepare more beds for the possible increase in the number of Covid-19 patients as the country is experiencing a rise in new infections again. Hospitals were already advised by the Department of Health (DOH) to expand their bed capacity, said DOH...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 3, that it is actively participating in the development of a proposal to standardize salaries for healthcare workers in the public and private sectors. In a statement, DOH said that the same also goes for the national and local governments. "DOH...
The Philippines and Cambodia have strengthened its defense partnership through the recent conduct of the 3rd Philippines-Cambodia Joint Defense Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting, the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed Wednesday, May 3. (A cting DND Undersecretary Angelito M. De Leon...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday, May 3, asked the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to solve the recurring blackouts in Western Visayas. "The DOE and the NGCP must step up and answer for the massive...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Department of Agriculture recognizes the efforts of the farmers and fisherfolk who both work hard to ensure enough food supply. Regional Director Angel B. Encarnacion made the statement during the kick-off ceremony for this year’s celebration of Farmers and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mayor Rolando Uy asked health workers here not to miss a single home when they do a house-to-house vaccination drive. DEPARTMENT of Health Undersecretary Beverly Lorraine Ho vaccinates a child during the kick-off ceremony of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine...
BEYOND BUDGET *Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.* The great inventor Thomas Edison said: “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” In a fast-paced world, one has to quickly discern opportunities—act on them—in order to make innovation happen. Agility and innovation are...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 2, that the country may receive a donation of 390,000 doses of Covid-19 bivalent vaccines by the end of the month. In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that it has begun with the process and has already secured an...
Despite the slight increase in Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 2, that it's not the same as numbers recorded during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire explained that the increase in...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has provided over P10 million worth of farm machinery and equipment to Lamut, Ifugao farmers to boost their agricultural production. (Photo courtesy of DAR) In a statement released Tuesday, May 2, the DAR said that P 10,696,500 worth of farm machinery and...
