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)...
MB/ FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) reported 356 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, Dec. 11. The new cases pushed the Philippines' cumulative total to 2,836,360, of which 11,373 are active cases or those who are still being treated. Of the currently ill patients, 4,328 were experiencing...
The Philippines was recognized again in the international tourism scene after the Department of Tourism's (DOT) safe travel advertisement get a citation from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). (Photo from Department of Tourism) Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently coordinating with the vaccine manufacturers if there is a possibility to extend the shelf-life of their respective vaccines which have already expired or are near expiry. “Ito pong mga bakuna na na-expire at to...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that no deaths have been linked yet to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines since the government started its inoculation...
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) stressed on Saturday, Dec. 11, urged laboratories in airports, ports of entry, and in various regions of the country to send additional samples for genome sequence given the imminent entry of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron. (Photo from the...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the release of the meals, accommodation, and transportation (MAT) allowance of more than 400,000 health workers is expected to be released by next week. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that the source of fund...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is studying if COVID-19 vaccine booster shots can be given three months after the second dose. “We are looking at advancing...
