(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now investigating reports that some individuals have already taken coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that booster shots are not yet recommended by local health...
The Department of Tourism (DOT), through its marketing arm, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has so far disbursed over P100 million to support the projects of destinations that have vowed to focus on "smart tourism" in the country. THEY’RE BACK – Tourists ride boats at Burnham Park in Baguio...
The Department of Agriculture (DA), together with other members of Sub-Task Group on Economic Intelligence (STG EI) of the IATF Task Group on Food Security, has seized P42-million worth of smuggled red onion in the Port of Subic Bay, which is feared to be part of the ongoing large scale...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched the first Electronic Business Processing and Licensing System (eBPLS) in the Mountain Province. (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN) "As part of our digital transformation efforts in the new normal, your DICT aspires to automate and...
DOH/MB The country recorded less than 4,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, July 13. The Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,604 new cases COVID-19, bringing the total tally of infections to 1,481,660. The last time that the country recorded 3,000 cases was on June 22 with...
In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces uses a megaphone to remind shoppers to practice social distancing during a government imposed enhanced quarantine as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Manila....
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) management said commuters can now board the train with their beloved pets. In a Facebook post, the MRT-3 management announced that it has permitted passengers to bring their pets inside the train subject to policies set by the train line....
State-run National Transmission Corp. (Transco) plans to remit the company’s entire profit to the government’s coffers to help fund the country’s coronavirus response programs, the Department of Finance (DOF) revealed. In a statement, the finance department said on Tuesday, July 13, that...
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has called on the Philippines and other countries to invest more on scientific research and...
The adverse impact of the prolonged pandemic will be short-lived, the government’s chief economic manager and the central bank governor said after Fitch Ratings downgraded the Philippines’ outlook to negative. BSP Gov. Benjamic Diokno and Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III Finance Secretary...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s call for the Philippine government to declare an “education crisis” did not sit well with Education Secretary Leonor Briones. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) “I don’t know who should judge whether we have a crisis in...
President Duterte's crusade against corruption in government continued as he revealed firing more employees from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for being involved in corruption activities. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/...
