The Department of Finance (DOF) expects the country’s high growth in foreign direct investments (FDIs) to be sustained following the enactment of economic liberalization reform laws. In his DOF Economic Bulletin on Sunday, March 6, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said the more than half...
DOH Nearly two years after the pandemic was officially declared, the Department of Health (DOH) is set to change its reporting of the Covid-19 situation starting Monday, March 7—with the case bulletin to be released weekly instead of the usual daily update. This shift in case reporting was amid...
Makati CBD skyline A total of 870 fresh Covid-19 cases were confirmed on Sunday, March 6, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Sunday marked the 5th day in a row that the country's daily number of Covid-19 cases remained less than 1,000. It was noted that the National Capital Region, Calabarzon,...
A total of 7,083 participants of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Trials Vaccines (STV) in the country have already received their first dose jabs of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reported. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Fifteen schools are set to compete in the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute's (DOST-SEI) Tagisang Robotics Competition (TRC). (Photo from DOST) Veteran teams from Bangkal High School, Caloocan National Science and Technology High School, Makati Science High School,...
By next month, the iconic Binondo–Intramuros Bridge in Manila will be passable to all as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is almost done with the project. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said he has given Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, the chief implementer of the...
Vaccination of five to 11 years old in Pateros (Pateros municipal government) Local government units (LGUs) were encouraged by the Department of Health (DOH) to further boost their Covid-19 vaccination activities before the local election campaign period starts on March 25. “Sana bago po yung...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Adamson University (AdU) teamed up to produce safe, effective, and cost-efficient tablets for stroke patients. Funded under the Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy (CRADLE) Program of the Science for Chance (S4C)...
As part of its initiatives to help improve the living condition of the elderly sector in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) supported the call of various groups and individuals to expand the country’s Social Pension Program and amend the Republic Act No. 9994...
Kawayan Collective, a bamboo-processing facility located in Dauin, Negros Oriental, received a P2.3 million fund from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). DOST, in a press statement on Friday, March 4, said that the fund will be used to build an eco-dryer designed by the DOST-Forest...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones expressed her gratitude to President Duterte for “trusting her knowledge and expertise” and supporting her decisions and vision for the Department of Education (DepEd). Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Screengrab courtesy of DepEd) “We are grateful to...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) There were 853 new people that were found positive for the said disease, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, March 4. This was also the lowest tally of new cases in a single-day since the start of year 2022. For three consecutive days,...
