A top United States military officer traveled to the Philippines Monday, Aug. 23, to reaffirm the US government's commitment to the alliance with our country and in honor of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). Admiral John Aquilino, commander for US Indo-Pacific...
The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) on Monday, Aug. 23, said healthcare workers might resort to mass resignation as part of an impending protest if their special risk allowance (SRA) will not be released by September 1. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Sa tingin ko, isa na iyan sa...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the government will continue to invest heavily in infrastructure projects next year, but at the same time provide essential funding support to foster socioeconomic recovery. In a statement, the DBM said Monday, August 23, that the national...
Earnings from online play-to-earn games, such as Axie Infinity, are taxable, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Axie Infinity Amid a rapid rise in popularity of online multiplayer video games that also allow players to generate profits, Finance Undersecretary Antonette C. Tiono said that...
Leaders from private hospital unions on Monday, Aug. 23, harbored doubts about President Duterte's decision to order the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Department of Health (DOH) to give health workers the benefits under Bayanihan 2 within 10 days. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Ninety-five percent of tourism industry workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) have received their vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V...
People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for a scheduled coronavirus vaccination. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Aug. 23, that it has “observed” a community transmission of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Aug. 23, that it will shell out P311 million from its contingency fund to provide special risk allowance (SRA) to an additional 20,000 healthcare workers. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the amount will cover...
The Department of Health (DOH) said there have been increases in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections all over the country as the daily case count in the Philippines continues to rise. Dr. Alethea De Guzman, Director of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau presents during a virtual town hall meeting on...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Aug. 23, said children with comorbidities may be included in the vaccination priority groups of the government. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The approved priority groups now are A1 (frontline health workers), A2 (senior citizens), A3...
The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Aug. 23, it is open to giving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots to the public once the vaccine supply in the country stabilizes. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said allowing COVID-19...
While the Department of Health was scolded for overstocking millions of pesos of medicine, a Department of Tourism received a similar rebuke from the Commission on Audit (COA) for clogging its bodegas with over P52 million in promotional materials. Scenic spot Tourism In its 2020 Annual Audit...
