The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,302 new Covid-19 cases from July 24 to 30—a 22 percent decrease from the previous week's tally. In an advisory on Monday, July 31, the health department said that the average daily case count for the last week was 186. Thirty patients are in severe...
A possible collaboration between the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Japanese government seeks to develop the Training Regulations for Japanese language training as it is one of the directives of the agency's top official given the high demand for...
European businessmen believe that the stream of foreign direct investments (FDI) and trade into the Philippines will increase substantially in the coming months and years following increased momentum in interest from EU countries and the brighter prospects for a free trade deal between the two...
The 24-member Senate today, July 31, adopted a resolution recognizing the “enduring bonds of friendship” between the highest legislative bodies of the Philippines and Japan, honoring the 67 years of bilateral relations between the two countries in many areas such as trade and investments, and...
It will be a financially-punishing drive at the petroleum stations, as the price of diesel will rise by as much as P3.50 per liter, while gasoline prices will climb by P2.10 per liter, effective Tuesday, August 1, according to the price adjustment advisories of the oil companies. Additionally, the...
The 27-member European Union (EU) will support the Philippines' fight against climate change by contributing about half-a-billion-euros in initiatives that will provide its beneficiaries, including the Philippine government the expertise and access to its technologies. The regional bloc's move was...
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) announced shifting of classes to "asynchronous and/or synchronous" learning modes due to stormy weather on Monday, July 31. Photo credit to UPM "Due to inclement weather, the conduct of mid-year term classes will shift to synchronous and/or asynchronous...
The Philippine IT-business process management (IT-BPM) sector has warned that the potential of rising wages in the country is a threat to the industry’s cost-effective advantage. Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) Managing Director Rosario Cajucom-Bradbury shared insights at the...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 167 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, July 30. The country's total number of infections is now 4,172,920. The number of active cases is down by 112, resulting in 4,427, while the number of recoveries increased by 269, yielding a total of 4,101,900. However, the...
As a response to the clamor of teachers to have more time for actual teaching, the Department of Education (DepEd) said it will soon issue interim guidelines to reduce their non-teaching tasks. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael Poa, during...
For a group of education workers, the conduct of online classes instead of suspending classes during calamities supported by the Department of Education (DepEd) is “unrealistic and insensitive.” Classes in Isabelo Delos Reyes Elementary School in Manila were suspended due to heavy rains. (ALI...
(Unsplash) A ranking House of Representatives member is asking the Department of Energy (DOE) to finish its performance review of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) in the soonest possible time. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said that Congress "needs to decide soon...
