DOH President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met some officials of the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, July 6, to discuss the country’s Covid-19 situation as well as the status of vaccination, the state health agency said. “The DOH discussed with the President the current Covid-19...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos vowed on Wednesday, July 6, to rid the department and its attached agency with rogue personnel after receiving complaints of the promotion for a fee scam at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). He was reacting...
An infectious disease expert expressed support on Tuesday, July 4, to the proposed move of the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) to include Covid-19 vaccination in the regular immunization program. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Edsel Salvana...
Regions across the country received a 66 percent boost in its budget for research and development (R&D) thanks to the Science for Change Program (S4CP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) which sought to address various challenges and limitations in rural areas, helping them...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the guidelines on eligibility and application for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) for the incoming school year. Photo was taken in Signal Village National High School, Taguig City in June 2019. (DepEd Public Affairs Service file...
The Social Security System (SSS) announced its two new programs, the flexible payment schedule and the Contribution Subsidy Provider Program (CSPP), which will benefit the informal economy workers and other individually-paying members. (SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FACEBOOK) In a statement released on...
The country's most expensive fish, the Lobed River Mullet, locally known as the “ludong", became the center of extensive efforts initiated by the Department of Science and Technology - Science for Change Program (DOST - S4CP) since it was considered at the brink of extinction back in 2010. (Photo...
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Office 1 conferred the "Madaydayaw (Honorable)" award to the Department of the Interior and Local Government-Region 1 (DILG-Region 1) for the latter's assistance to the "Hatid-Sundo" program. DILG logo Headed by Director Julie J. Daquioag,...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has launched a mobile app for its online skills training program to make tech-voc training more accessible to Filipinos. TESDA Designed to enhance the mobile learning experience of learners, the TESDA Online Program (TOP) Mobile App...
BATANGAS CITY – A hollow block making livelihood program for communities affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano was launched by the Department of Science and Technology-Region 4-A (Calabarzon or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) and Batangas Provincial Science and...
On its year four, the Mega Bigay Sustansya has been helping malnourished children across the country At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, various brands made buzz for helping those in need especially, the children who are battling with malnutrition, one of them is the proudly local sardines...
A total of 617,806 qualified recipients will receive fuel cash subsidies under the "Pantawid Pasada Program for Tricycle Drivers” to ease their financial woes amid the rising cost of petroleum products since late last year, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on...