As part of its goal to boost the country’s businesses in the sector of science and technology (S&T), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to showcase various innovations from Filipino tech start-ups and businesses in a forum with investors from the Middle East. DOST said...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss the parameters about placing some areas under "Alert Level 0" amid the decreasing number of Covid-19 cases in the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) announced the launch of a new project that aims to assist six climate-vulnerable cities in adapting to, and mitigating the effects of, climate change. On Thursday, March 10, the DOF launched the $15 million, or P750 million, five-year Climate Resilient Cities (CRC)...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is planning to donate some of its Covid-19 vaccines to other nations in a bid to help ramp up their vaccination activities, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, March 10. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said they are eyeing to donate the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Wednesday, March 9, that there will be no impact on the country’s national security if the reported takeover of an abandoned shipyard in Subic Bay, Zambales by a United States private equity firm will push through. Overview...
President Duterte has appointed Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Abdullah Mama-o as the first secretary of the newly created Department of Migrant Workers (DOMW), Malacañang announced. File photo of President Duterte and new Department of Migrant Workers Abdullah Mama-o...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the return of information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) employees to on-site work would benefit local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In a statement on Wednesday, March 9, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III defended the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Wednesday, March 9, that it is eyeing the rollout of e-vehicles to mitigate the impact of potential fuel shortage. Citing the war in Ukraine and its impact on the rising prices of fuel, DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Pena said they met with...
(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it has not observed an increase in Covid-19 cases after 39 areas, including Metro Manila, were shifted to Alert Level 1 status. “At present, we have not seen any increase in COVID-19 cases since we have implemented Alert Level 1 in several areas in...
Two years after the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged various countries around the world including the Philippines, the health sector learned a lot in terms of response and is now more prepared to confront future contagions, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 8. A local...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the national government remains in good cash position despite recent failed domestic borrowings owing to high interest rates. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Tuesday, March 8, that cash flow is not yet a problem for the government owing to P457.8...
The government’s top economic managers are crafting measures to cushion the impact of Ukraine-Russia war on the domestic economy, particularly on the prices of basic goods and commodities. While Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III believes the impact of the geopolitical crisis in Eastern...
