The Department of Finance (DOF) is optimistic that the rosy domestic labor market would fuel consumer spending that supports the country’s economic recovery from the prolonged-pandemic. In a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 9, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the latest Labor Force Survey...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines called the national government’s continuous “neglect” to the needs of educators and learners as “disheartening.” It said that amid the implementation of face-to-face classes, many educators and learners are still suffering from the...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Philippines recorded close to 700 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The Department of Health (DOH) said 694 more cases of the viral disease were confirmed, pushing the number of active cases nationwide to 16,034. Metro Manila still had the highest...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, disclosed that several Filipino fishermen are still enduring the destruction that tropical cyclone Paeng left. Paeng, the country’s 16th tropical cyclone in 2022 and the fourth in the month of...
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants to further foster the government’s revenue collection from extractive industries, which the Marcos administration believes to be one of the drivers of the country’s long-term economic expansion. At the FORGE PH: Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency...
A group of progressive fisherfolk has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to mobilize its calamity funds for boat distribution and livelihood rehabilitation for fishers affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Paeng. A fisherman in Cavite (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a statement released,...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Oct. 7 a total of 6,346 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. (DOH/MB) In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that daily average cases are currently at 907 which is 30 percent lower than cases from Oct. 24 to Oct. 30. DOH also reported two cases...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Monday, Nov. 7 that former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Camilo Cascolan took his oath as one of the agency's undersecretaries. (Photo courtesy of DOH) "Specific assignment will be issued through a Department Personnel Order (DPO) in the coming...
The Marcos administration is planning to spend over P200 billion next year to mitigate the impact of skyrocketing consumer prices on the most vulnerable sectors, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In a statement on Monday, Nov. 7, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said they...
DOH ​​Children aged five to 11 are not yet eligible to receive a booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "Until now, booster shots are still not recommended by the Philippine government to our children five to 11 ," said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
Filipino farmers with low purchasing power will be given fertilizer vouchers in a bid to bolster their rice production, Malacañang said. FARMERS in Western Visayas region are urged to adapt to climate-resilient farming. (DA-6) Under the updated guidelines of Memorandum Order 65, which the...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is now seeking a Senate inquiry into the disturbing outbreak of cholera in multiple regions in the country. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) The Department of Health (DOH) has reported a total of 3,729 cases since January this year, or a 282 percent increase from the...
