The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,671 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Feb.25, bringing the total number of active cases to 55,140. This is slightly lower compared to the recorded number of COVID-19 cases last Thursday, Feb. 24, which is at 1,745 cases. DOH It is worth noting...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 37 Filipinos in Ukraine are now being transported out of the country's capital, Kyiv, as part of the Philippine government's repatriation efforts following Russia's military invasion of the European country. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN DFA Undersecretary for...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has the world’s defense and military leaders’ undivided attention but the Philippines took on a neutral stance while closely monitoring the development in Eastern Europe. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense)...
The Pasay City government and the Department of Agriculture (DA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to help 10 cooperatives in the city that were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano and DA Undersecretary for Consumer and Political Affairs Kristine...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III pitched before American investors Thursday night (Manila time), Feb. 24, the Philippines as a growth leader in the region and a reliable host for international partnerships. At a briefing for American business leaders and policy makers, Dominguez said the...
President Duterte will turn over to the next administration a more modernized and sophisticated customs bureau that has transformed into a highly efficient agency and automated majority of its processes on his watch, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said. On the occasion of the Bureau of...
In an online event, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy (CRADLE) program featured various research collaborations and technologies developed mainly for wellness, community, and the environment sector....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, Feb. 24, appealed to Filipinos in Ukraine not to panic as it assured that repatriation efforts are currently ongoing amid an impending Russian invasion. A woman passes by the closed US embassy in Kyiv, on February 15, 2022. American citizens have...
Makati CBD skyline For six consecutive days, the Philippines has maintained a daily number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases to just less than 2,000. A total of 1,745 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed on Thursday, Feb. 24. This was slightly higher to the cases recorded on Wednesday...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it has no plans for now of giving a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that such measure is still being studied by the country’s vaccine experts. “Booster is still the first booster in terms of...
The inter-agency body tasked to oversee and set the investment strategy of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) vowed to optimize the use of the coco levy fund for the benefit of the coconut farmers. In a statement Thursday, Feb. 24, the Department of Finance (DOF) said the Trust...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Metro Manila is already “ripe” for Alert Level 1 as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the capital region continues to improve, Department of Health (DOH)...
