DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) said it will push for the redefinition of...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
The Department of Science and Technology’s flagship program, “Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program 4.0 (SETUP 4.0)” has been recognized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Photo from DOST According to DOST, UN DESA published SETUP 4.0 as part of...
Senator Joel Villanueva today, July 20 said he agrees with the national government’s recommendation to broaden access and eligibility for vaccine and booster shots. Comparing the vaccination rates in other Southeast Asian countries, Villanueva said that the Department of Health (DOH) still...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that there are no signs yet that the number of new Covid-19 cases will decrease soon. “Hanggang sa ngayon sinasabi natin patuloy ang pagtaas ng kaso (We are seeing that the cases will continue to rise). We cannot say that this week will be the peak of this...
Senator Loren Legarda has refiled Senate Bill 7 that seeks to amend Republic Act (RA) 8759 ,or the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Act of 1999, to include entrepreneurship and provide better employment and entrepreneurial opportunities suited for each Filipino. Legarda, a four-term...
Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III on Wednesday, July 20, said he suggested to Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte the usage of English and Filipino as a medium of instruction in schools. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) However, the mother...
(DSWD FACEBOOK PAGE) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo assured on Wednesday, July 20, that the 1.3 million beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who will be removed from the list of recipients will be properly informed. “When we...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has called for "heightened attention" to the current geopolitical events and post pandemic changes in the international financial system. The chief economic manager manager of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration made this call even as he expressed...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) announced 910 new cases of Omicron subvariants in the country, wherein the majority of these cases consist of BA.5 subvariant. During the DOH’s first in-person briefing after two years, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said 816 of these cases were...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte and Batangas 6th District Representative Ralph Recto on Wednesday, July 20, discussed the problems that the education sector is facing. Ralph Recto (FACEBOOK) These include, "reforms needed to improve the quality of education...
THE RIGHT MOVE It is frustrating when we see how the Philippines is oftentimes depicted in international media as impoverished, with some local movies released through international outlets highlighting the shanties, for instance. But as these issues may merely be sensationalized for ratings...
