To make the Philippines equipped to counter bigger challenges in the future, more investments should be poured into the country’s human capital and that the annual allocation for research and development (R&D) should be increased. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, Nov. 10 said it is high time that the government devolve its procuremnet of supplies and implementation of projects to the local government units (LGUs) as national agencies have shown bad procurement decisions, including the transfer of P42-billion...
Salcedo Auctions brings the season’s best collection at a live and online auction For its annual year-end sale, Salcedo Auctions is presenting the best Philippine art scene has to offer with its showcase of masterpieces by distinct National Artists at the “Under The Tree: The Wish List.”...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Election Registration Board (ERB) has recorded a total of 5,017,267 new voters, it announced on Wednesday, November 10. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a press briefing, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez told reporters that this number was as of...
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) on Monday, Nov. 8, announced that it is now open to all visitors as Metro Manila was downgraded to Alert Level 2. (National Museum of the Philippines photo / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, the NPM said the museum will now accept...
PhilID (PSA) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has so far registered over 40 million Filipinos into the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)--the central identification platform for Filipino citizens and resident aliens of the country. "As of 31 October 2021, a total of 40,264,550...
The government will use the savings from the 2021 national budget to purchase some 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines which would be used as booster shots. Senator Sonny Angara, who chairs the Senate finance committee, and sponsor of the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, said...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Nov. 10 criticized the conflicting statements of government officials over the policy mandating the use of face shields, urging them to harmonize their position on the issue. Pacquiao said he hopes the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) will...
Speculations on what Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's next move would be circulated after her withdrawal of her reelection bid on Tuesday, November 9, one of which was the possibility of a substitution so that she could run for a national post. As such, substitution has become a popular and...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has bared the details of the proposed three-day “National Vaccination Day” against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) this November with an ultimate goal of inoculating at least 15 million individuals. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. attends President Duterte's...
The performance ratings of the provinces, cities and towns all over the country on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination will be published next week as the government prepares for the “National Vaccination Day’’ said Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año....
The Philippine Identification System or PhilSys is the government’s central identification platform for all Filipino citizens and resident aliens of the Philippines. (PSA) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has partnered with the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) to assist those who...
