Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to speed up the release of almost P9-billion worth of government subsidies particularly for rice farmers who are now preparing for the wet planting season. Marcos said rice farmers who have reached out to her office...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) clarified that Covid-19 vaccination in selected schools will still continue. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire explained that the order No. 037 issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) is only prohibiting the use of classrooms as vaccination sites....
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP The Department of Health (DOH) said it continues to observe a decreasing trend in Covid-19 cases in most areas of the country....
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The recorded deaths among those vaccinated against Covid-19 were not because of the vaccines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Sept. 2. “Lahat po ng...
Nurses in PPEs The Department of Health (DOH) assured the country’s health workers that they will soon receive their Covid-19 benefits. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they already submitted the necessary documents in order for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)...
(Maskmedicare Shop/ Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed concern that other local government units (LGUs) will also follow the move of Cebu City in making the wearing of face masks voluntary, saying that it would cause a negative impact in the country’s response against the Covid-19...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to fly to New York City this month to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and meet with other world leaders, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In a pre-departure...
To aid the country's post-pandemic recovery, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to encourage Singaporean businesses to invest in the Philippines during his visit there next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate /...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gave a rundown of the problems being faced by its Manila Bay rehabilitation project during the 2023 budget hearings at the House of Representatives. The main problems mentioned were informal settlements, invasive water plants, and solid...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) should address any leakages in the government’s distribution of Covid-19-related cash assistance programs instead of discontinuing it, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said on Thursday, Sept. 1. Go said he disagrees with the proposal to discontinue...
The Department of Finance (DOF) sought the support of local chief executives for the passage of critical legislative measures that aim to empower local government units (LGUs) to attain fiscal sustainability. During a gathering of Leyte and Samar mayors, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said...
