The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has formally turned over to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) the Enhanced Manufacturing of Protective Wear and Equipment for COVID-19 Response in the Philippines ( EMPOWER PH ), an online platform that connects suppliers and manufacturers to...
In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people are seen wearing face shields as they queue up at a public market in Manila. (Ted Aldine /AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has emphasized the importance of wearing a face shield as it offers an additional protection against the...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,833 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, June 18. Active cases in the country stood at 61,776. This is 4.6 percent of the country’s running tally of confirmed cases currently at 1,346,276. Of the active infections, 92.2 percent...
PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The provincial government of Cebu should follow the national government’s policy on health protocols for arriving passengers, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded on Friday, June 18. “Napagdesisyunan ng ating mga officials that the directive of the IATF (Interagency...
(Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is recommending that Filipinos, who were fully vaccinated abroad, not to undergo a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test upon their arrival in the Philippines. “Ganyan din po ang ating irerekomenda for those vaccinated...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) All coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, including the Sinovac vaccine, are effective in preventing the severe form of the viral illness and hospitalization, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, June 18. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire allayed the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the national government will to assist local airliners reeling from the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Amid mounting financial losses of airlines due to COVID-19 headwinds, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said that two state-run lenders have...
The contribution of the tourism industry to the country's economy plunged by a whopping 61.2 percent in 2020 amid the ongoing global pandemic, the Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed. Boracay Island when it reopened to domestic tourists in October 2020. (Photo by Tara Yap) Citing a recent report...
Electricity demand surge ushered in by the country’s bit-by-bit economic reopening is now wrestling with available supply – especially for Luzon grid – but news of greenfield power plant developments are still not up to expectations. The main power grid can still count on new plants coming...
The Philippines has completed the final phase of the P1.1 billion ($23 million) five-year biological threat capability building partnership program with the United States aimed to strengthen the country’s capacity and capability to detect, diagnose, and report dangerous pathogens. Left:...
More tourism workers in Metro Manila who were among those displaced by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have received some P8.6 million worth of cash assistance under the government’s pandemic recovery program, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Beneficiaries of the cash...
DOH/MB The Philippines has 6,637 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, June 17. The country’s cumulative case count has already reached 1,339,457. Of this figure, 58,407 or 4.4 percent are active infections. Latest case bulletin showed that...
