The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has called on the government to implement "far-reaching and holistic" approaches that will further strengthen its population and development programs. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Undersecretary for Population and Development Juan Antonio Perez...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 13 pressed Malacañang to denounce the Chinese official who described the Philippines’ victory in The Hague as a “piece of waste paper.” “Malacañang should denounce China’s statement. It is long overdue,” Hontiveros said in a statement. “It is...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, July 13, announced that its Bulacan Chapter was the first accredited “Bakuna Center” outside of the National Capital Region (NCR). Philippine Red Cross continues to strengthen its vaccination efforts against COVID-19 (Photo from PH Red Cross) PRC noted...
Filipinos still prefer a smaller family size, the latest official population count conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. National Statistician Dennis S. Mapa said on Tuesday, July 12, that the growth pace of the country’s population remained in a downtrend based on the...
The local stock market fell after the outlook for the country’s credit rating was downgraded by Fitch Ratings. The PSEi lost 118.74 points or 1.72 percent to close at 6,795.13 as the Property and Holding Firms sectors led the retreat across the board. Volume was higher but still thin at 1.89...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now in the process of confirming whether or not Chinese vessels are dumping raw sewage--particularly human waste--within the country’s territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Photo from AFP) This was bared by DENR Undersecretary...
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) has approved Filinvest REIT Corporation’s planned initial public offering (IPO) of up to P14.88 billion worth of shares. 18885 Set to be the third REIT company to be listed in the Exchange, Filinvest REIT is offering 1.63 billion secondary shares and up...
Illustration of coronavirus / File Photo The Theta (P.3) variant of the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is no longer part of the list of “variants of interest” of the World Health Organization (WHO), an official of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said. PGC Director Dr. Eva...
Senators on Tuesday, July 13, urged the Philippine government to file charges and protests against China for dumping human waste in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, in a statement, hit China for...
A leading maritime law expert from the University of the Philippines (UP) believes that the government’s sudden decision to deploy coast guard vessels to patrol the West Philippine Sea is somehow related to next year’s election. Dr. Jay Batongbacal, Director, University of the Philippines'...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) bared on Monday, July 12, the deployment of locally made air quality monitors to communities affected by Taal’s unrest in provinces of Batangas and...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research and Development Institute (DOST-PTRI) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Carolina Bamboo Garden in Antipolo City to pursue research and development (R&D) on the use of bamboo as “potential” textile raw...
