The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) expressed its support to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in its move to stop reserving passport appointment slots to recruiters , saying this will give every Filipino an equal opportunity to obtain the said document. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA)...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, March 11 announced the Philippines’ participation in the 2022 cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a...
To assist public school teachers and personnel who will serve in the 2022 polls, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established its Elections Task Force (ETF) Operation and Monitoring Center. Public school teachers undergo training for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Members of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) were urged to participate in the national vaccination days of the government. PCEC "PCEC encourages our member denominations, local churches, and para-church organizations to voluntarily participate in Bayanihan Bakunahan IV or the...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed optimism that more foreign tourists will visit the country with the easing of travel restrictions starting next month. The DOT announced on Friday, March 11, that there will be no longer limitation on the number of...
As part of the progressive expansion phase, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, March 11, said that more than 6,000 schools nationwide have already started implementing limited face-to-face classes. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) In a virtual press briefing, DepEd Assistant Secretary Malcolm...
COVID-19 virus The Philippines is better prepared to face the Deltacron coronavirus variant, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje believes that the country is now more equipped in handling another variant of concern given its experiences in battling...
Personal income tax (PIT), which is withheld from an employee's salary and paid to the government, remained a major revenue stream for the government despite the lowering of rates on individual taxpayers and the pandemic-induced economic slowdown. Data released from the Department of Finance (DOF)...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP An infectious disease expert urged the government not to drop the mandatory wearing of face masks if it decides to place some areas...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to recall NEA’s most recent memoranda in appointing general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs) saying that agency violated the law as it went beyond its...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P3 billion to fund the government’s fuel subsidies for the public utility vehicle (PUV) and the agriculture sector. DBM Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Tina Rose Marie L. Canda said on Thursday, March 10, that they released P2.5 billion...
A tourism worker gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at Imelda Park in Catbalogan City, Samar. (Photo from Department of Tourism) Sixty-four million Filipinos were already fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that the government...
