The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed today the appointments of three Cabinet members and 60 ranking Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official led by former DFA Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin Jr. as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain with concurrent...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that bivalent vaccines can offer additional protection against Covid-19. Some countries are starting to administer a third...
Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo personally attended a technical working group (TWG) hearing Tuesday, Dec. 6 to personally see through one of her pet measures. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Rep. Joey Salceda's Facebook) Taken up during the TWG...
Editorial President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has stepped up his campaign to ensure stability of food prices by leading the Department of Agriculture’s program of establishing Kadiwa stores nationwide. He pointed out that Kadiwa outlets will continue to offer basic goods at lower prices beyond the...
(Pixabay) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded local government units (LGUs) to “stick” to the guidelines for the administration of the second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. “Sana maging mapanuri ang mga local governments sa pagbibigay ng second booster (I hope the local governments...
The investigation on the alleged fighting incident at Colegio San Agustin (CSA) is ongoing. Officials of CSA, a private, Catholic, co-educational basic education institution in Makati, launched their investigation on the alleged “fighting incident” involving two of its students that took place...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) recorded less than 1,000 cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Dec. 6. There were 883 more cases detected, bringing the number of active infections nationwide to 17,481, the DOH said. According to the DOH, the National Capital Region recorded the most cases in...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy urged the 19th Congress to allocate additional funds for the strengthening of the country’s cybersecurity. The appeal was made at a Commission on Appointments (CA) committee hearing held on Tuesday, Dec. 6....
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) has requested the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of Covid-19 vaccine deals in November last year, said DOH...
DOH President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. stressed the importance of checking on other health issues that the country is facing aside from Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Dec. 6. This was the instruction of Marcos to the DOH during a meeting on Tuesday, said DOH...
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects inflation to remain elevated in the final month of the year due to increased demand from higher economic activity and supply constraints. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said on Tuesday, Dec. 6, that the average rate of increase in...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said there is currently no outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) but noted that cases are increasing in the country. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that from October to Dec. 6, they recorded 155 cases of HFMD in Metro Manila alone....
