Budget reform will remain the top priority of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), newly designated Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said. During the turn-over ceremony of the DBM baton of leadership from Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Tina Rose Marie Canda at the department headquarters in...
President Marcos’ chief economic manager expects the country’s economy would grow this year at a much slower pace than the inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee’s (DBCC) target. In a briefing on Wednesday, July 6, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the economy, as...
DOH President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met some officials of the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, July 6, to discuss the country’s Covid-19 situation as well as the status of vaccination, the state health agency said. “The DOH discussed with the President the current Covid-19...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said on Wednesday, July 6, that the government wants to accelerate the revival of the local mining industry to support the country’s economic recovery. After the industry was sidelined in the past couple years due to environmental concerns, Finance Secretary...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno clarified that President Marcos is not disputing the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) June inflation report, saying the chief executive only misinterpreted the data given to him. In a televised interview over ANC on Wednesday, July 6, Diokno explained...
China has expressed its commitment to work with the new Philippine government under the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "in all areas of comprehensive, strategic partnership" as it commended the new chief executive's "friendly policy" towards the Chinese government....
The country si among several others that have shown slight progress towards achieving global nutrition targets in Asia, according to the global nutrition report (GNR). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Based on the information provided by the Department of Science and Technology - Science and Technology...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 15,176,466 million individuals have already availed their first booster shot against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The figure represents 19.43 percent of those who are eligible to receive the booster shot, the DOH said. The country's booster...
Vice President Sara Duterte, who concurrently sits as Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, met with the officials of the agency on Wednesday, July 6, for a budget review. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) The meeting, held at the Office of the Secretary (OSec) Conference Room in DepEd Central Office...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Metro Manila has recorded close to 4,000 dengue cases since the beginning of the year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "There were 3,975 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to June 18, 2022. Cumulatively, cases this year are one percent higher...
With President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. temporarily helming the Department of Agriculture (DA), former Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza couldn't help but give the Chief Executive a piece of advice. Former Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, July 5, that 43 BA.5 cases, 20 BA.2.12.1 cases, and seven BA.4 cases were detected in the latest whole genome sequencing run. Omicron variant of COVID-19 (MB FILE PHOTO) In a statement together with the University of the Philippines - Philippine...
