The House of Representatives has responded positively to President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for the passage of a bill that would help ensure sufficient medical oxygen supply by exempting its importation from taxes. Oxygen tanks Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda (2nd district, Albay) filed on...
Audit deficiencies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) management of some P67.32 billion in COVID-19 funds have been found by the Commission on Audit (COA) as it warned that such quesitonable handling of funds has triggered doubts into the regularity and propriety of transactions made. DEPARTMENT...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said that it is currently addressing the “deficiencies” reported by the Commission on Audit (COA) regarding its handling of funds worth P67.3 billion for the country’s response against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “The flagged issues are...
DOH/MB Active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines jumped to over 81,000 as the Department of Health (DOH) reported more than 12,000 new infections on Wednesday, August 11. The DOH case bulletin showed that the number of active cases stood at 81,399 after 12,021 new COVID-19...
The Cavite Extension Project of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) is now deemed over 58 percent complete following the installation of the girder along the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex). LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project (Photo courtesy of Dmitri Valencia / Department of Transportation)...
(Kevin Tristan Espiritu/ The Medical City/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that not all individuals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 or the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have experienced the same signs and symptoms. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
The Philippine government may import more fish than the average amount in anticipation of this year’s closed fishing season, which could push food prices higher in the coming months. During the Food and Sustainability Forum organized by the Economic Journalist Association of the Philippines...
The Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO) has been rescheduled on Sept. 12, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The CSE-FSO was originally set on Aug. 22. In an advisory posted on Facebook on Wednesday, the CSC...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has asked the Department of Tourism (DOT) to pursue administrative and other legal action against accountable officers, including tourism attaches assigned abroad, for their continued failure to settle or liquidate some P333.84 million cash advances granted them. DOT...
Job creation and poverty alleviation will be a major challenge for the government next year as the Department of Finance (DOF) admitted that uncertainly about the economic recovery will remain until the pandemic is contained. DOF Building in Manila Based on the DOF’s “Macroeconomic Framework...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar once again threw down the gauntlet in the interest of improving the country's agriculture sector. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of the DA) After challenging future agriculturists and scientists last July to turn...
Relatives of COVID-19 patients purchase medical grade oxygen in a pharmacy in Cebu City. (Juan Carlo de Vela/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the public not to purchase oxygen tanks for home use if not necessary, saying that it can cause harm to one’s health if used...
