The Department of Finance (DOF) has ordered the suspension of the special audit task forces of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for causing uncertainty for some taxpayers. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Revenue Special Orders (RSOs) and Operations Memoranda (OMs) have resulted...
A health reform advocate on Friday, May 20, said that the national government should “embark on an educational campaign” and impose border control measures amid the threat of monkeypox. Monkeypox is a viral disease coming from animals. Its symptoms include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said there are still no monkeypox cases in the Philippines. “To date, Monkeypox has not been detected within the Philippines or at its borders,” the DOH said in an advisory on Friday, May 20. The DOH said monkeypox virus is “transmitted to humans through...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is closely monitoring the latest developments in relation to a viral disease called monkeypox. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that cases of monkeypox were detected in some parts of Africa, United States, and Canada. “So, antayin natin ang...
Gov’t earns P46 B from rice reform bY Chino S. Leyco Forty-six billion pesos, that was the amount earned by the national government since the law liberalizing rice trading was implemented three-years ago, the Department of Finance (DOF) emphasized. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III...
A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 18, 2021. (Xinhua/ FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) More than 40 million individuals who are already eligible for Covid-19 booster shots have yet to receive additional...
The national government has paid in full its P300 billion loan with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), well ahead of the maturity date next month, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. In a statement, Friday, May 20, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the repayment of the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured that it will expedite the distribution of Covid-19 sickness and death compensation for eligible healthcare workers and allied personnel. Recently, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P1.08 billion for the sickness and death compensation...
The Department of Finance has warned the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) as well as other government agencies to stop the practice of allowing foreign consultants to offer projects that only serve their personal interests rather than the interest of the government and Filipinos. During a...
A team from the Quirino State University (QSU) made a significant move to address the shrinking population and the continued threat to native trees by rapidly multiplying high-quality planting stocks of native tree species in the region. For. Benabise and his team in one of Quirino's native forest,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently monitoring seven areas in Metro Manila after they showed an uptick in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks. “Dito sa NCR meron ilang areas na binabantayan natin na may positive growth din sa kaso (Here in the NCR, there are some areas that we are...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
