(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said there is no reason for the public to panic over the detection of the Omicron variant in the Philippines, but reminded the people that there should be no room for complacency in following health protocols at this point in time. “We...
A group of farmers are wary of the potentially devastating impact of Typhoon Odette on agriculture production and has asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to prepare early work to mitigate potential losses. In an advisory, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said the DA, together with...
President Duterte and Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade are set to unveil the brand new train sets from South Korea for the much-awaited Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7). MRT-7 (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The first batch of trains to be deployed for the MRT-7...
Mayor Francis Zamora accepted on Tuesday the awards and certificates from the Department of Finance – Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF – BLGF) recognizing the City of San Juan as one of the top performing local government units (LGUs) in locally sourced revenue collection in the...
Sputnik vaccines The Department of Health (DOH) said that local experts studied the data of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine before approving its emergency use in the Philippines. Based on a report from Agence France Presse, the Sputnik V vaccine has yet to secure an approval from the World...
Land and sea travel have been suspended in areas in the path of typhoon “Odette” (international name “Rai”) which is expected to affect most parts of Visayas and Mindanao, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. DOTR123 In a statement on Wednesday, Dec. 15, the DOTr said land...
(FILE PHOTO) Amid the presence of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 237 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Based on the latest case bulletin, there are 10,193 cases that remain active or those who are still sick out of 2,836,915 confirmed...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is confident that the higher 7 percent economic growth target set by the Duterte administration for the year is doable given the renewed consumer and business confidence in the last quarter. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday, Dec. 15, that...
Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed the detection of the Philippines' first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, involving two travelers who recently arrived in the country. "The Department of Health, the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has faced delays in paying suppliers and merchants in Ilocos region that participated in the government’s voucher system, which provided fertilizer subsidy to rice farmers. A statement from the DA revealed that as much as P100-million worth of fertilizer...
The Paranaque City government ranked Top 2 among all the local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) for efficient revenue collection for fiscal year 2020. Mayor Edwin Olivarez commended City Treasurer Anthony Pulmano for surpassing the collection of P5.6-billion locally...
Deals and dicsounts from airlines, hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies await Balikbayans who will come back home this Christmas season. Kids swim in Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists in October 2020. (Tara Yap) This, after the...
