Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country is on a decline, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We're seeing that our cases are plateauing in Mindanao. Our cases in the Visayas are slowly decreasing already although nagka-uptick tayo (there is an uptick)...
Christmas Ornaments by Hacienda Crafts x CM Bamboo Craft Centre The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to get vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 as several people are expected to hold gatherings in time for Christmas. “Parating ang Pasko, maraming parties na pupuntahan, may mga...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is pushing for a proposed measure that will allow the government to continue different protocols under the State of Calamity, in case such a declaration will be lifted—amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, the country is under a State of Calamity due to...
About P2.1 billion from the proposed 2023 national budget will be allocated to fund the operations and expansion of 23 residential drug treatment and rehabilitation centers (TRCs), according to Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. “The P2.1 billion is 18 percent, or P322 M, higher than...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, November 11 maintained that safety issues surrounding the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), remain unanswered, and thus, funds for its maintenance should be realigned to fund the government’s economic recovery programs. Among the issued hounding the BNPP is its...
The country’s economic recovery is gaining traction with the better than expected growth seen in the third-quarter, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the 7.6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) in July to September reflected the “many good news...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte has thrown his support behind the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) plan to legalize more Minahang Bayan (MB) areas. Photo from Mines and Geosciences Bureau The MBs are zones wherein small-scale mining (SSM)...
Newly appointed DOH Undersecretary Camilo Pancratius Cascolan (Facebook / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) New Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Camilo Cascolan said that he was tasked to supervise the operations of the state health agency in the Visayas. In a television interview, Cascolan...
Reforms in the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) can possibly be evident within the next four months, Senator Sonny Angara made the assurance on Thursday, November 10. At the continuation of the Senate’s debates on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023, Angara said systemic changes in...
Japan’s train systems are privately run and its operations are seamless, Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, November 10 said. Poe issued this statement following reports that there are plans to privatize the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the Metro Rail...
On track to achieving growth assumption of 6.5% to 7.5% for 2022 Finance Secretary, Benjamin Diokno, welcomed the Philippines' third quarter economic performance, which posted a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.6 percent, under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.'s (PBBM)...
The Department of Finance has rejected calls by industry groups to review the revised fiscal incentives tax regime and reportorial requirements for the grant of incentives under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) law. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, who also...
