Residents of Barangay Nabanghi need not worry at times of calamity as a flood control structure along the portion of Sibalom River in the town of Leon in Iloilo has been completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said the P75.26 million river...
Five senior officials of the Philippine Coast Guard are included in the list of the possible replacement of Coast Guard commandant, Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya, whose mandatory retirement age is on Thursday, Feb. 10. President Duterte is expected to name Laroya's replacement from Vice Admiral...
The Department of Health logged 3,651 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, Feb. 9. (FILE PHOTO) Active cases stood at 96,326, less than the 100,000 regularly reported in the past weeks since the surge began. DOH said that of the 3,651 reported cases, 3,474 (95 percent) occurred...
The Philippines and China appeared to set aside their territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for a moment as the Department of National Defense (DND) officially received the first batch of a military grant with a total worth of RMB (Renminbi) 130 million or P1 billion from the East...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Acting Secretary Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic brought his seven-year-old daughter during the launch of the "Resbakuna Kids" on Tuesday, Feb. 8. (Photo from DICT) Caintic's daughter Reese was inoculated against the dreaded virus at the...
It’s no secret that the Philippine agriculture industry is in need of positive changes if it aims to become robust enough to provide stakeholders with a viable source of income as well as ensure that the country is food secure. To this end, the Department of Agriculture (DA) enlisted the help of...
Importation is a lazy solution to the issue of food shortage, senatorial candidate Herbert Bautista said on Tuesday, February 8. Bautista, a former Quezon City mayor, pointed this out as he expressed disappointment over the Department of Agriculture's (DA) decision to greenlight the importation of...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,574 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Feb. 8. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(FILE PHOTO BY ALI...
The English term for the famed Filipino root crop "kamote" should be sweetpotato, and not sweet potato, according to the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources and Development (DOST-PCAARD). "This popular Pinoy crop has been one of...
Filipino farmers have posted significant improvement in their harvest last year amid the challenges that were faced by the country like typhoons and the coronavirus disease (COVID019). Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the significant increase in rice had the farmers posting a P10,000 per...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones wants to set the record straight: Schools have never closed in the Philippines. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) This, as Briones debunked some "misinformation" on school opening concerns to allay fears and confusion among parents and...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that it is not right to compare the infamous Dengvaxia controversy with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination being conducted every single day. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi tama na ating...
