Families spend Easter Sunday in Dolomite Beach, Manila Bay on April 9, 2023. (Juan Carlo de Vela / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research on Monday, April 10, has noted the increase in the Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila and 11 other areas. Dr. Guido David of OCTA Research, in a Twitter post,...
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The World Bank and International Monetary Fund's spring meetings get underway later this week with an ambitious reform and fundraising agenda likely to be overshadowed by concerns over high inflation, rising geopolitical tension and financial stability....
The Department of Energy (DOE) is urging system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to shorten its approval timeline for the system impact study (SIS) on power projects being developed in various parts of the country. According to Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin, the...
The Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) confirmed on Saturday, April 8, that its official Facebook page has been hacked. In a statement, DOST-PCIEERD, an attached agency of DOST and one of...
After a respite, higher oil prices will be back at the pumps by Tuesday, April 11, with gasoline prices rising by P2.40 to P2.80 per liter, and diesel by P1.50 to P1.90 per liter, based on the calculation of the oil companies. For the price of kerosene, another commodity used by households and key...
PAGBABAGO Today is Sabado de Gloria and it marks the end of our period of reflection. I remember that during my childhood, my sisters and I would assemble in the yard with the other kids in the neighborhood and would jump as high as we can. The belief was that those who are able to jump high enough...
The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public against heat stroke as such illness is possible at this time amid the hot weather this dry season. The DOH said that heat stroke "occurs when the body becomes unable to control its temperature. In this situation, the body’s temperature rises...
Rising summer temperatures and threats of power service interruptions amid surging electric bills could really trigger disappointments among us as we yearn for a “more hopeful story” that can rescue us from these predicaments. On March 31 this year, a bit of that “hope” came to light with...
Global trade growth in 2023 is still expected to be subpar despite a slight upgrade to GDP projections since last fall, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO). A new“Global Trade Outlook and Statistics” report by WTO economists on Wednesday, 5 April, forecasts that volume of world...
The Philippines' Covid-19 vaccination program is still aligned with the latest recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on the use of Covid-19 vaccine. DOH Officer-in-Charge and Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they already...
The government should now focus on addressing supply constraints that caused high inflation, as President Marcos’ chief economic manager pointed out that monetary policy has already done enough to reign in demand. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that slower inflation recorded in March...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) looks to boost the employment rate of graduates from engineering and technical-vocational course. This was one of the highlights of the business-to-business (B2B) meeting held by the DOST-Metals...
