Amid calls for Senate intervention on the rising cost of fertilizer on rice, a top official from Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) said price movements of this particular farm input are beyond the Philippine government’s control amid a liberalized regime. As this developed, the Department...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the growing roster of real estate investment trust (REIT) offerings will propel the growth of the Philippines’ property sector beyond the pandemic, serving as one catalyst for the country's quick and strong recovery. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G....
AFP FILE/ Patrick T. FALLON / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines provide protection against hospitalization and death from the viral illness. “There is a growing number of real-world evidence globally which have consistently...
President Duterte has approved the release of the World Teachers' Day Incentive Benefit for public school teachers in recognition of their hard work and sacrifices amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. File Photo from DepEd Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement days ahead of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, August 12 said she is not surprised at the Commission on Audit’s (COA) findings of deficiencies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) handling of some P67.32-billion worth of COVID-19 funds, saying there has always been strong indications of neglect and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) broke ground for the construction of the P7.5-million municipal isolation facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Medellin, Cebu. Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII and local...
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...
