New Covid-19 cases in the country are now lower than the numbers before the Omicron surge occurred, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, May 2. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Health Undersecretary...
In a continued effort to vaccinate more people against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, May 2, that they are discussing a possible move to put vaccination sites near polling precincts on election day on May 9. MB file photo "Pinag-uusapan itong paglalagay ng vaccination...
Austal, an Australian shipbuilding company and defense primer contractor, is still keen to work with the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) procurement program of the Department of National Defense (DND) for the Philippine Navy (PN). Dave Shiner, regional director of Austal Asia. (Photo by MARTIN...
Global brand ambassador and social media celebrity Heart Evangelista-Escudero has showed her support for women in a livelihood training project in Muntinlupa City where she learned about the process of making local products including bottled bangus, gourmet tuyo and tinapa, as well as, peanut...
Aiming to reach at least one million children who have yet to receive any routine vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, April 26, launched an annual vaccination drive that will run every last week of the months of April to June 2022 nationwide. A child getting vaccinated against...
Around 320 students and out-of-school youth (OSY) started working in different departments of the Pasig City Hall on Monday, April 25, as part of the second batch of beneficiaries under the Special Program of the Employment of Students (SPES). Photo courtesy of the Pasig PIO SPES is a youth-aimed...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Capiz has re-launched ‘voluntourism’ to attract local tourists and the likes to be part of the province’s socio-economic recovery plan. Visitors flock to the belfry of Panay Church in Panay town, Capiz province. The church houses one of the biggest bells in...
Former defense secretary and senatorial candidate Gilbert “Gino” Teodoro on Sunday said he supports the strengthening of the Barangay Development Program, a hallmark program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). The particular program aims to bring...
Amid the concerns raised regarding the milk component of its School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), the Department of Education (DepEd) stressed the need to “effectively balance” achieving the goals of the program and its beneficiaries. (Photo from DepEd) In a letter, the Philippine Chamber of...
Senatorial candidate and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda has called for more initatives to protect and preserve the environment as she led on Friday, April 22 the country’s observance of Earth Day. Senatorial candidate and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda Legarda, a known environmental...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government in Ilocos Region (DILG-R1) announced Friday, April 22, that it has conducted a virtual voters education program which sought to provide the public, especially the youth, with valuable insights that will guide them to choose the most qualified...
The Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that local farmers “have been and will always be prioritized” when determining milk supply to be used in its School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP). DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd said this as part of its response to the concerns raised by the...
