The National Electrification Administration (NEA) should earmark some of its budget for the residents in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Energy Committee, noted that not a single centavo of its proposed...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the P603 million general hospital project of Cagayan United Doctors Medical Center (CUDMC) to augment the high demand for hospital capacity in Region. The general hospital level 2 CUDMC, located in Tuguegarao City, is a five-story hospital that will cater...
Passenger capacity in road and railway-based public transportation in Metro Manila will be gradually increased to full capacity beginning next week, Nov. 4, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced Friday, Oct. 29. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus outbreak in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores / Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it never lost its focus in responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
People visit their departed loved ones at the Manila North Cemetery on Oct. 26, 2021 before cemeteries are closed from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it already advised the different local government...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III will represent the Philippines at the global climate action talks and negotiations, also known as 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Glasgow, Scotland next week. Delegates from almost 200...
To entice more domestic tourists to travel and enable faster recovery of the tourism industry amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, some popular destinations in the country have further eased restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Twenty-five children with comorbidities aged 12 to 17 experienced adverse reactions after receiving a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the Department of...
DOH The Philippines recorded 3,694 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday Oct. 28, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The new cases brought the number of active infections nationwide to 49,835. Majority or 73.4 percent have mild symptoms, 10.97 percent are in moderate condition,...
Kids swim at the famous beach front of Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists in October 2020. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still recommending that provincial local government units still strictly...
Anticipating the adverse effect on hundreds of families by the government’s flood mitigation project in Cavite Economic Zone, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finalized a planned construction of housing units with the National Housing Authority (NHA) in the province....
A senior citizen in Muntinluap poses with the sign "we got fully vaccinated" after getting the single shot johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine (MunCoVac) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that more senior citizens will be encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the...
