Manila Bulletin File Photo The Philippines remains under the "low-risk" classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but some areas are starting to see a rise in new cases amid the threat of the Delta variant, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Nationally, risk classification remains to...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) inaugurated the Fisheries Building Complex, which will soon house the central operations of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). According to a statement, BFAR is now gradually moving its Central Office into one of the buildings in the Fisheries...
A member of the Makati City Public Safety Department (PSD), who allegedly extorted P200,000 from a restaurant-bar owner in Barangay Poblacion, was arrested by policemen on Thursday night (July 23) during an entrapment operation in Makati City. (Photos courtesy of Makati City Police) Police...
A better travel experience awaits motorists going to Bulacan as the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) signed an agreement to start the construction of a service road in Marilao town. (Photo from the Department of Transportation) Transportation Secretary...
As typhoon “Fabian” brought monsoon rains that caused flooding in Metro Manila, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Thursday, July 22, that it has standby funds and available stockpiles amounting to more than P1.72 billion. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) has developed a new system wherein preserved fruits and vegetables retain their nutritional and sensory properties. (DOST Facebook page) The DOST said the FNRI’s Nutrition and Food Research and Development...
The Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) launched Thursday, July 22, a gamified quiz mobile app as part of its mission to bring science to the people, especially to the youth. (Screenshot from DOST Facebook page) The virtual launch of the app...
NO PHYSICAL DISTANCING -- Dozens of people gather sans minimum physical distancing in front of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) building on Cabaguio Ave., Davao City. Health authorities have attributed the surge of COVID-19 cases in the region to complacency. (Keith Bacongco/MB/ FILE PHOTO)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Thursday, July 22, that over 1,000 families affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest remained in evacuation centers. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1, 2021 after a...
Illustration of coronavirus / File Photo One of the new Delta variant cases reported earlier was not a local case in the Bicol region, the Department of Health (DOH)-Bicol clarified on Thursday, July 22. The DOH announced 12 new cases of Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Thursday, July 22, it has already put in place operational innovations to improve the delivery of its programs and services. Second tranche distribution of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) aid (Photo from DSWD) The implementation of the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is crafting “a playbook” that the next administration may consider to relieve the fiscal stress caused by the prolonged pandemic on the national government. With less than a year left before President Duterte's term ends in June next year, Finance Secretary...
