A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) welcomed the initiative of some local government units (LGUs) of conducting pre-registration of...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has urged the Senate to help guarantee the Philippines’ "strong economic rebound" from the lingering pandemic by swiftly approving the Duterte administration’s remaining economic reform measures. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez Finance Secretary Carlos G....
Filipino teen inventors were recognized for their innovative inventions in the recently-concluded fourth imake.wemake: create. innovate. collaborate competition. Among the innovations of young inventors submitted for the contest is a hands-free computer interface with a built-in medical scanner, a...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines saw 26,303 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, Sept. 11—the highest number of new infections reported in a single day since the pandemic hit the country last year. The latest figure pushed the country’s running...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged farmer cooperatives to import fertilizers directly from international producers and suppliers in order to reduce the farm input's local cost. (Photo courtesy of the DA) Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the move would also provide the farmers’...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has bared that like other countries, the Philippines is also looking into the possibilities of robot teachers in the country's education system. Education in the 'New Normal.' Grade school teachers of St. Francis of Assisi College...
Agricultural damage and losses caused by typhoon "Jolina" ballooned to P324.04 million as reports of assessments continue to come in, the Department of Agriculture said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The devastation translated into 17,760 metric tons of production loss, covering...
To further enhance the promotion of Filipino culinary tradition and the country’s unique food tourism experiences, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has partnered with various government agencies to officially infuse the food tourism dimension in the celebration of the Filipino Food Month every...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will resume on Monday, Sept. 13, its expanded free ride service for authorized persons outside residence (APORs) and essential workers nationwide. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus...
Motor vehicle sales in the country fell 26.3 percent in August to 15,847 percent compared to 21,498 units from the previous month due to reimposition of hard lockdown in Metro Manila and strict quarantines in other parts of the country, a joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of...
The United States on Friday (Thursday in Washington, D.C.) reiterated its call for China to abide by the July 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that invalidated Beijing’s excessive nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea. US State Secretary Antony Blinken made...
More than 24,000 government job vacancies nationwide from 160 agencies will be offered to jobseekers during a virtual career fair. Leading online job portal JobStreet will host a Virtual Career Fair in partnership with the Civil Service Commission (CSC) happening on September 20 to 24 where these...
