The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Friday, Dec. 23, issued the list of certified fireworks that the public should buy, and strongly reminded consumers to avoid fireworks that have no “PS” or the Philippine Standard mark. The DTI listed 14 certified fireworks brand to guide consumers....
COVID-19 virus The Omicron subvariant BF.7, which is currently driving the rise in China's Covid-19 cases, is already detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Dec. 23. The DOH said that four cases of BF.7 were found in the country based on the latest genome...
Amid the current problems of increasing food prices and inefficiencies, a collaboration between the Philippines and Japan is set to strengthen the vegetable value chain that will help farmers and ensure food security and sufficiency in the country. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture)...
The Public Financial Management Committee (PFMC) has made significant strides toward achieving the Marcos administration’s socioeconomic goals of bureaucratic efficiency and sound fiscal management. During the recent PFMC meeting, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman reiterated their continued...
The Department of Finance (DOF) underscored the importance of public access to local government financial data in monitoring and improving the performance of local government units (LGUs). Finance Undersecretary Cielo Magno said timely, pertinent, consistent, and openly accessible data on LGU...
Department of Social Welfare and Development The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office VII, led the conduct of the Interagency Services and Information Caravan for Children, Families, and Indigenous People in Street Situations in the province of Cebu. As part...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Dec. 22, registered 1,031 more cases of Covid-19. Active infections or patients still battling with Covid-19 across the country were at 16,900, latest data from the DOH showed. Among the regions with the most cases in the past two weeks were the...
Have you found it a hassle to transfer between terminals at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)? DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista (from left), DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum, and DOST-MIRDC Executive Director Engr. Robert O. Dizon, view and discuss the possibility of utilizing...
President Marcos has ordered the importation of more than 64 metric tons of refined sugar in a bid to stabilize the price of sugar in the country. In a memorandum order dated Dec. 20, Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban ordered the convening of the department's...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged health workers to receive their second Covid-19 booster shot. “Among those healthcare workers na hindi pa ho nakakapag second booster shot, tayo po still encouraging them,” said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press briefing on...
A total of 10 teams of high school students are set to receive a total of P4.3-M funding from the Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD). (DOST-PCIEERD) According to DOST-PCIEERD, this is for...
Budget deficit narrowed in November this year despite the government’s double-digit growth in expenditures, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the national government incurred a P123.9 billion budget deficit last month, down...
