Some of the hybrid corn varieties of German multinational pharmaceutical firm Bayer AG have yielded 8.3 metric tons per hectare (MT/ha) in a government-led farm competition held in Asturias, the biggest corn-production town in Cebu. A statement showed that three hybrid corn varieties of Bayer,...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded over 5,000 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country. In the latest case bulletin on Sunday, a total of 5,803 more cases were detected, raising the nationwide count to 1,359,015. There were 57,679 cases that remained active. Of...
The government must obligate the P173-billion from Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 before the law expires on June 30, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Sunday, June 20. Pangilinan said the government should ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination program using the funds under...
Health workers inoculated the A5 group at the start of the vaccination program for the 1,000 poor residents of Baseco Compound in Manila. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed concern amid proposals to segrate unvaccinated people and those vaccinated...
There is not enough evidence yet that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can cause hair loss, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "Wala pa tayong sapat na pag-aaral ukol diyan. Maraming factors ang pwede hong nakaka-cause ng hair loss (We don't have enough studies on that. There are many factors that...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has asked oil companies to provide 10 to 20 percent fuel price discount to shipping vessels, primarily those sailing to the West Philippine Sea, for fishing purposes. Department of Energy (DoE) (MANILA BULLETIN) In addition, the department is seeking the support of...
DOH/MB Almost 7,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, June 19. The active cases or patients still being treated hit 59,439 after the DOH detected 6,959 new infections nationwide. The cumulative tally of confirmed cases in the...
(MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that healthcare workers will receive some of their benefits in cash after their allowance for meals, accommodation, and transportation were "repurposed." DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that last December, they were...
COVID virus (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) urged the different local government units (LGUs) to strengthen their strategies against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the Delta variant is becoming “dominant” globally. DOH...
The two additional stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) which extends the rail line further to Antipolo will finally start operation next week, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade announced. LRT-2 Antipolo Station (Photo from Jun-Andeng Ynares Facebook) "Yung...
A total of 325 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have returned to the Philippines from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported. Photo from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In a statement, the DFA said the group of repatriates,...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the country was just "staking our claim" after Filipino marine scientists found more "piles" of plastic trash in the West Philippine Sea . Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang) Locsin made the statement after a team of...
