Interzonal leisure travel has been allowed by the government's pandemic task force for Metro Manila residents as the National Capital Region is set to be placed under Alert Level 4, the second highest classification in the new lockdown scheme, from September 16 to 30. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the Philippines has already secured the financing for, and ordered, enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate qualified Filipinos by the end of the year stating the country needs 9 million doses weekly arrival to meet its target to complete its...
Internet speeds in the Philippines are now faster, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Department of Information and Communications Technology DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan II said average fixed broadband Internet speeds jumped by about 800 percent,...
As the new school year started in public schools, a students' group on Monday, Sept. 13, said that the shortage of learning materials, delayed wages, and lack of teachers' benefits are among the "manifestations of a failed education system." Teachers from Mabolo Elementary School arrange modules...
An infrastructure-oriented think tank is calling on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to implement a "no contact apprehension" system in the country's major tollways as more Metro Manila cities embrace technology in managing traffic. Bocaue barrier at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). (FILE...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus outbreak in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Another 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided more than P43 million worth of livelihood assistance to the informal sector workers in Masbate province--some of them are still recovering from the onslaught of the recent Typhoon "Jolina." Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the...
Four days after typhoon "Jolina" left the country, the agricultural damage and losses it caused continue to balloon and is now at P633.36 million, the assessment of the Department of Agriculture disclosed Monday, Sept. 13. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) It doubled from the...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Sept. 13, that there is still no final recommendation on whether to use booster shots for those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement, the...
With almost five million students dropping out from schools, the Department of Education has nothing to celebrate about in yesterday’s opening of the 2021-22 school year. School opening image Makabayan lawmakers slammed Education Secretary Leonor Briones’ claim of success and victory as a...
Agricultural damage and losses left by typhoon "Kiko" in the country have already reached P6.5 million, the assessment of the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed on Monday, Sept. 13. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The devastation translated into 159 metric tons of production...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will conduct a research to map out, assess, and define the Philippine music industry. Department of Science and Technology To be led by the DOST’s National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), the new policy research is in support of the...