(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...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is hopeful that the inoculation drive for economic front-liners would help hasten the easing of quarantine restrictions and generate more jobs. Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said on Thursday, June 17, that the vaccination of the A4 priority group is a welcome...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) expressed readiness to make an appeal to President Duterte if ever the face shield policy will eventually be required only in hospitals. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the matter regarding the face shield policy will be discussed by the members of...
As a welcome breather from the ongoing global pandemic, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is inviting the public, especially music lovers, to plug back into a festive musical mood by joining this year's virtual Fête de la Musique. Robin for El Nido Stage (Photo from Jagged Perspective / Department...
Amid the persistent government reminder to observe minimum health protocols, these passengers remove their face shields while on board a public utility vehicle in downtown Davao City. Health authorities have attributed the surge of COVID-19 cases in the region to complacency. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
More than 500 farmers in Isabela and Cagayan are scheduled to receive land titles as well as agricultural support services from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) this coming weekend. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Agrarian Secretary Brother John Castriciones will distribute...
