DOH The country recorded 15,566 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, Oct. 1, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The new cases pushed the nationwide tally to 2,565,487, based on the latest case bulletin. Around 5.1 percent of the case total or 130,268 are active infections....
Farmers claimed they have been competing against smuggled agricultural produce from China and other countries for many years now, although the surge in smuggled vegetables was only highlighted recently. “Whether these smuggled carrots entered the country via technical smuggling at ports or open...
Motorcycle ride-hailing firm Move It has tagged as “bullying” the order of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) motorcycle taxi technical working group (TWG) to suspend its services in Grab Philippines’ platform. (Photo from Move It Facebook Page) In a strongly-worded statement issued on...
The Department of Transportation's (DOTr) motorcycle taxi technical working group (TWG) has ordered the suspension of the partnership between Grab Philippines and bike-hailing firm Move It for alleged violations in some provisions of their agreement. (Photo from Move It Facebook Page) “While we...
The Department of National Defense (DND) welcomed Thursday, September 30, the passage of a Senate bill which will provide fixed terms for military officials holding senior positions and ranks in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and remove the "revolving door policy" within the...
A crop biotechnology center that will help enhance Philippine agriculture was inaugurated Thursday, Sept. 30 in Nueva Ecija, the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed on Thursday, Sept. 30. PH AGRI BOOST-- Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Agricultural Attaché Ryan Bedford...
DOH The country logged 14,286 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Sept. 30. With the detection of new cases, the country's cumulative tally of confirmed infections soared to 2,549,966, wherein 5.4 percent or 138,294 remain active or...
The Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) is still looking at the possibility of including employees who have been infected with COVID-19 while on a work-from-home arrangement in its cash assistance benefits. (Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash) In a virtual Laging Handa briefing on Thursday,...
The Philippines is seen importing more chicken meat until end this year despite declining demand, data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed. The latest forecast of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila (Post) showed that the Philippines’ “chicken meat...
Malacañang assured the public that the technical issues surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) case reporting of the Department of Health (DOH) will not affect the government's decisions regarding its pandemic response, including the next Metro Manila's next alert level classification....
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure that those who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC) on Oct. 1 to 8 will observe the minimum public health standards amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
In recognition of the “invaluable work” of teachers especially during the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Sept. 30, announced that their allowable service credits last school year have been expanded. (Photo from DepEd) “DepEd acknowledges that many teachers have...
