A deescalation to Alert Level 1 in the National Capital Region and key cities and provinces would readily create 500,000 jobs, but this should ramp up to 800,000 over time or close to recovering the employment lost during the pandemic in the entire country, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M....
Digital Pilipinas (DP), the largest private sector-led movement to create an ecosystem build for the country, inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to layout strategies in establishing university-based innovation centers across the Philippines....
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines has already administered coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to over 600,000 children aged five to 11-years-old, the National Vaccination...
Ana Algabre-Hernandez paints a full and fulfilling life Mme. Ana Algabre-Hernandez On a cold December evening in 2016, in the middle of a holiday trip, I found myself at a Rizal Day dinner at the Philippine Ambassador’s residence in Korea. I’ll always remember that event as the perfect example...
More than 40 Filipinos have so far evacuated Ukraine's capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv and now awaiting repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. PH Ambassador to Warsaw Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz and officials from the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw welcome Filipino evacuees as...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Western Visayas (VI) launched an accelerator program for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and startups. DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Peña (Screenshot from DOSTv) DOST, in partnership with Youth First Initiatives, Inc. (YFI),...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed hope on Saturday, Feb. 26, that Russia and Ukraine will be able to solve their differences amicably, saying he “cares” for both countries. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National...
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 The Department of Health (DOH) reported another below 2,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Feb. 26. Based on...
Sputnik vaccines The Philippines has no plans to buy additional doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country still has enough supply of COVID-19 vaccines, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “As of now, alam ko walang balak na bumili ng Sputnik V vaccine. We have enough...
Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government) Sixty-three million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) almost one year since the Philippine government started the vaccination program, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “As of Feb....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is optimistic that the expansion works at the Port of Currimao in Ilocos Norte will further bolster the tourism industry and woo investors and entrepreneurs in the Ilocos Region (Region 1). (Courtesy of DPWH) DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade inspected...
The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), urged the international community to reaffirm its commitment to settle disputes peacefully amid Russia's ongoing military invasion of Ukraine. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "The Philippines calls on the international...
