Compared to three to four weeks ago, all regions have shown a decrease in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) average daily attack rates as the country is now under minimal risk case classification, the Department of Health said on Monday, Dec. 6. During a media briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria...
Why did Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi file libel charges against officials and reporters of seven Philippine media outfits that reported about the graft complaint against him? His counsel, lawyer Ruy Rondain, alleged it was because the reporters only based on a press conference and on a press...
The country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have continued to decline over the past weeks, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed on Monday, Dec. 6. Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 as the Metro Manila eases to Alert Level 3 for COVID-19. (Photo by Ali...
Government economic managers are on higher alert with the COVID-19 Omicron scare to curtail its possible impact on growth, lockdowns to contain transmission, and other collateral damage to the economy. The Department of Finance (DOF) was first to call for an effective method to minimize the...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), the largest World Bank-funded project in the country, has been extended up to July 2025 and has received additional foreign funds of about P16 billion. In a statement, DA said the project got additional funding came...
For the second time this year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has re-issued a closure order against a sanitary landfill facility in Urdaneta City in Pangasinan. This is for violation of Republic Act (RA) 9275 or the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, and RA 9003 or the...
Displaced workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will get assistance from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with its new program that is set to be launched on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Dubbed as Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement or AYUDA,, DPWH Acting...
DOH The Philippines added another 603 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to its running tally of infections since last year. Based on the latest case bulletin, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 2,834,775, of which, 0.5 percent or 13,853 patients are still...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the country's health system remains prepared in the event that COVID-19 cases rise anew amid the threat of the Omicron coronavirus variant. “Handa tayo... Alam natin paano gagawin kung magkakaroon man ng high transmissible...
Over 2,000 students from select public schools in Metro Manila are set to return to limited face-to-face classes on Monday, an official from the Department of Education (DepEd) said Sunday, Dec. 5. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) According to DepEd, a total of 177 public schools will participate...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. slammed the west over its supposed "monopoly" of good governance, saying the Philippines acknowledges that while there are many ways to govern countries, one sure way to treat people is with decency. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr....
The five brand new Black Hawk S-70i helicopters that were acquired by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) have officially been accepted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), it was announced on Saturday night, Dec. 4. (Photo: Department of National Defense) Department of National Defense (DND)...