Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The national government is targeting to fully vaccinate 77 million people against Covid-19 by the end of June, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "Our target would be 77 million individuals by the end of June. Ito po ay (This is) 85 percent of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) kicked off the second part of its Science for Change Program (S4CP) Summit in Baguio City, showcasing S4CP-funded projects from the North Luzon Region. Lighting the torches are DOST Region II Director Virginia Bilgera, DOST CAR Director Nancy Bantog,...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) said they have not yet recorded any significant rise in Covid-19 cases in the country following the detection of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1. “Gusto ko lang sabihin sa ating mga kababayan in spite of this detection which was detected pa mga third or...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is "too early to say" if there is already local transmission of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the Philippines despite the two recorded local cases in Metro Manila. "It’s too early for us to say that there is local transmission. Kailangan natin ng...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. expressed his appreciation to President Duterte for appointing him as head of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and hoped he did not disappoint the outgoing leader. File photo of President Duterte sharing a light moment with Foreign Affairs...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the administration of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. needs to increase government revenues while eliminating wasteful expenditures to get ahead of the country’s debt problem. After the Bureau of the Treasury reported...
DOH The Philippines continues to see fewer number of Covid-19 cases as the daily number of infections drop below 150, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, May 13. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the country’s current daily case figure already “breached”...
COVID-19 virus2 The Department of Health (DOH) has announced the presence of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the country, involving 14 individuals. “We have detected 14 individuals with BA.2.12.1,” said Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press briefing on Friday, May 13. Of...
Empowering stakeholders in the regions will make way for a progress on a national scale, according to Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara. Igniting the passion to serve and deliver STI services to the region....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed its gratitude to the country’s health workers for their service amid the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement on Thursday, May 12, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the health workers are “the backbone of our...
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his victory in the recent 2022 elections, saying the US is willing to work with Marcos to strengthen the alliance between the two countries. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and...
Incumbent Education Secretary Leonor Briones welcomed on Wednesday, May 11, the possibility of vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte leading the Department of Education (Deped). Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN She made the statement the...
