National Scientist Dr. Ramon C. Barba has died at the age of 82. National Scientist Ramon Barba (NAST PHL website) This was confirmed by Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña to the Manila Bulletin on Monday, Oct. 11. Barba died on Sunday, Oct. 10....
The Department of National Defense (DND) is looking forward to the completion of the procurement of amphibious armored combat vehicles and attack helicopters from Turkey to boost the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) unveiled Monday, Oct. 11, five new projects that will help the country cope up with the new normal in food processing, food security, and agricultural production and extension. (DOST-Calabarzon) The...
Department of Health The Philippines recorded 8,292 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, Oct. 11, pushing the nationwide case count to 2,674,814. The new infections brought the number of active cases to 98,894 or 3.7 percent of the country’s total case tally, based on the latest...
The Philippines’ fight against the African Swine Fever (ASF), a fatal animal disease among hogs, just got even more complicated after areas previously cleared from the dreaded virus reportedly saw its resurgence. Without expounding, Agriculture Secretary William Dar confirmed on Monday, Oct. 11,...
President Duterte’s chief economic manager suggested that the next administration should continue in subsidizing people’s subsequent booster doses of the coronavirus vaccine to ensure the country’s economic recovery. With more COVID-19 booster shots on the horizon, Finance Secretary Carlos G....
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of the general adult population in the Philippines has already begun, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Oct. 11. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Philippines now has enough supply of...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that most private sector institutions have overshot their September inflation forecasts, noting that analysts appeared to have expected the worst last month. In a statement, the DOF said on Monday, Oct. 11, that analysts from the private sector had a median...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expressed hope on Monday, Oct. 11, that the agreement it signed with the Bureau of Customs would put an end to the smuggling of agricultural products into the country. Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, left, discusses a point during an online...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) will launch on Friday, Oct. 15, another variant of its enhanced nutribun—the kamote (sweet potato) variant. (DOST-FNRI) In an advisory, the DOST-FNRI announced the virtual launch of the newly developed...
Department of Health Three regions in the country remain under “high-risk” case classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This was bared by the Department of Health (DOH) in a virtual briefing on Monday, Oct. 11. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said these regions are the...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippines detected 411 new Delta variant cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from samples collected in the past months. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Monday, Oct. 11, said 747 samples collected in February, April, May, August, and September...
