The Department of Education (DepEd) gained a satisfactory mark on 2020 Commission of Audit (COA) report. (Photo from DepEd) "Based on this year's audit report, the Department has delivered an increase in the implementation of the compliance report through the substantial decrease in the...
In an effort to revive the tourism industry, the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA) is bringing back its biggest travel sale hit with massive promotions and discounts for travelers who have been longing to go out after more than a year in lockdown. (Photo from Shangri-La Boracay) In a...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said that there were no "double payments" to the procurement service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) for the purchase of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. "In response to the allegations that the Department of Health paid...
The proposed face-to-face pilot run for Kinder to Grade 3 students is "backed" by medical expert, according to an official of the Department of Education (DepEd). (MB FILE PHOTO) In an interview on CNN Philippines Tuesday night, Sept. 7, DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan said the pilot run...
file photo: Ali Vicoy The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is supporting the implementation of granular lockdowns but it should be coupled with “accurate” and “up-to-date” data to make it work. “For us to do effective granular lockdowns- that needs to be based on very good...
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism (DOT), will resume the subsidized reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for approved domestic tourists in Metro Manila starting Wednesday, Sept. 8. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This, after...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque points to individual components of the PPEs during his virtual press briefing on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Sept. 7, that the personal protective equipment (PPE) procured by the...
The Bohol visit of Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat's and social media star Scarlet Snow Belo was compliant with the government's health and safety protocols, the agency reiterated. (Photos from Scarlet Snow Belo’s Facebook) This, after governance watchdog group Pinoy...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that careful balance between the need of economic concerns and the health requirements of COVID-19 will drive the Philippines back to its pre-pandemic path of rapid economic growth. Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III During the virtual Philippine economic...
As new coronavirus variants continue to emerge, President Duterte’s economic team believes that the COVID-19 illness may become a persistent infection that Filipinos should learn how to live with. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez The economic managers, composed of heads of the Department of...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 18,012 more individuals who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The country's total case count reached 2,121,308, of which 158,637 are active cases as of Tuesday, Sept. 7. Ninety-two percent of the active cases have mild symptoms, 3.4...
DILG Pateros and contact tracers assist the Pateros Rescue in transporting COVID-19 patients to isolation centers (DILG Pateros) Fourteen out of the 32 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) referral hospitals in the country are now under the "critical" classification in terms of their healthcare...
