The government has strengthened its monitoring of the economic activities of foreign nationals, including retirees, as the country continues to allow the entry of foreign labor amid the pandemic. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN This, after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine...
The Industrial Technology Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ITDI) unveiled on Tuesday, Dec. 14, its developed halal-compliant beauty and personal care products. According to the ITDI, the continued global increase in the Muslim population has increased the...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III along with other officials have agreed to recommend on Monday, Dec. 13 the postponement of the second round of the "Bayanihan Bakunahan" in some areas that might be affected by the tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) which is...
From vaccines now to syringes. No ball was dropped according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, as he expressed dismay anew on Monday, Dec. 13, over the recent "dropped the ball" remark made by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded only 360 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Dec. 13. DOH/MB Monday's report brought the national tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,836,803 since the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. According to the data from DOH, 11,083...
Understanding the need for road works and improvement as well as construction of more infrastructures, the leadership of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) encouraged fellow employees to continue the good work the office has been doing for the coming years. Department of Public...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has suspended all labor inspection activities this December to allow the agency to dispose of all pending labor standards cases and prepare the inspection program for 2022. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE...
The Department of Finance (DOF) urged authorities to be “more liberal” with importations after prices of meat and fish rose at a much faster pace in November compared with the previous month. In an Economic Bulletin on Monday, Dec. 13, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran noted that meat...
Buildings stand illuminated at night in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. Photographer: Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg FILE) The Department of Health (DOH) only reported 402 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, Dec. 12. Sunday's confirmed cases brought the running tally...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines is ensuring to have enough supplies of syringes, particularly the 0.3ml syringes (microsyringes) and 0.5ml auto-disable (AD) syringes, which are...
The country’s rice imports will end up higher than earlier expected at 2.6 million metric tons (MT), making the country still one of the top rice importers in the world. Based on the latest report of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the...
Almost a year after it happened the first time, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said that the Philippines "dropped the ball again" and missed out on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine donations from the United States. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File photo/Malacañang)...
