The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that the conduct of early registration in public elementary and secondary schools for the school year (SY) 2022-2023 will start on Friday, March 25. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a memorandum signed by Education Secretary Leonor Briones...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) temporarily suspended on Wednesday, March 23, the walk-in application for apostille services at its office in Parañaque City due to the sudden influx of applicants. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, the DFA said they suspended the apostille...
Dividends remitted by the Philippines Ports Authority (PPA) to the government coffers under President Duterte’s watch exceeded the sum it had contributed in more than two decades, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III on Wednesday, March...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said Information Technology Business Process Management (IT-BPM) companies registered with investment promotion agencies (IPAs) such as the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) can choose to continue work from home (WFH) arrangements but give up their tax...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has proposed the creation of a risk management office (RMO) that will identify and evaluate contingent liabilities and other risks assumed by the government in relation to public private partnership (PPP) projects. In a statement, Grace Karen G. Singson said on...
Six former Department of Education (DepEd) secretaries and four former Commission on Education (CHED) chairs backed on Tuesday, March 22, the tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from VP Leni Robredo's...
An infectious disease expert said on Monday, March 21, that herd immunity against Covid-19 cannot be achieved with the vaccines that are currently available. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa public briefing, Infectious disease expert Dr. Edsel Salvana said that the "herd...
President Duterte said he already ordered the Department of Finance (DOF) to increase the amount of monthly subsidy for poor families from P200 to P500 per household in lieu of suspending excise tax amid rising oil prices. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) During his speech in...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, March 21 that it recorded 3,572 new Covid-19 cases in the past week. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI...
Consumer should brace themselves for further acceleration in prices as the Philippines continues to face inflationary pressures from both food and non-food items, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said effects of the African swine fever (ASF) continues to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the registration and secured conviction of several illegal lending companies as part of its sustained crackdown against illegal and abusive lenders, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, the DOF cited an SEC report that showed...
Reducing infrastructure spending to temper the government's growing debt stock will be counterproductive in the long-run as far as economic recovery is concerned, the Department of Finance (DOF) warned. While there is a need to gradually narrow the government’s budget deficit, Finance Chief...
