Vice President Sara Duterte, who also sits as the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), shared that the agency is like it is in a “quicksand” as it deals with the needed repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of schools and their facilities damaged during disasters and...
Enrollment for the incoming school year (SY) 2022-2023 continues to increase based on the latest data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 1. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) As of 7 a.m., data from the DepEd’s Learner Information System (LIS) for SY 2022-2023...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Monday, August 1, that it has approved the release of subsidy to rice farmers affected by the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) amounting to P8.05 billion...
Three weeks before classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 formally start, the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed readiness to open its schools nationwide. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte led the 2022 National “Brigada Eskwela” Kick-off at the Imus Pilot Elementary School...
A skeletal work force was deployed among the personnel of the Intramuros Administration (IA) holding office at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila on Monday, Aug. 1, after the building caught fire on Sunday night. Department of Tourism The fire hit the seventh floor of the building...
Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto on Monday, Aug. 1, stressed that the “powers and functions” should come first in the consideration of creating a new disaster response agency instead of its official name. Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I think signage is the least...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has directed its offices as well as schools nationwide to ensure that Philippine flags are flown at half-mast in honor of former president Fidel V. Ramos (FVR). Former president Fidel V. Ramos (REUTERS /Romeo Ranoco /MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd said that the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its gratitude to late former president Fidel V. Ramos for his service to the country, particularly for his "dedication" to improve Filipinos' health. "The Department of Health honors the late former President Fidel Valdez Ramos for all his service to our...
DOH COVID-19 TRACKER DASHBOARD/ JULY 31, 2022 The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 4,159 new cases of the Covid-19 on Sunday, July 31. Active Covid-19 cases stood at 33,622, as shown on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker. Metro Manila recorded a total of 14,107 in the recent 14 days. Calabarzon came in...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), in partnership with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) launched a digital literacy training for the Aeta community in Porac, Pampanga. (Photo courtesy of DICT) The five-day community-based training benefitted a...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) An alliance of health workers said the blame game should stop on the issue about the expiration of more than four million Covid-19 vaccine doses procured by the...
JULY 30 The Philippines reported a total of 3,996 new Covid infections on Saturday, July 30. The new cases brought the number of active cases across the country to 33,509, as shown in the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 tracker. In the past 14 days, Metro Manila logged the most number of new...
