Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, September 7, trumpeted the country’s “A-“ rating from the Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCRA) and the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.9 percent. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) During a virtual press...
Unemployment rate in the country dropped from 7.7 percent in June to 6.9 percent in July, lowest jobless since the pandemic broke out last year, owing to easing movement restrictions, but the local labor force also weakened as people were worried of getting sick,Philippine Statistics Authority...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has lowered the price of power rate, secured enough supply of electricity, and provided additional power capacity for future needs under the administration of President Duterte. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi bared the agency's "accomplishments" in a pre-recorded Cabinet...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion sees local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila with high vaccination rates as prime candidates for testing out the "Bakuna (vaccine) Bubble" set up. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder...
With the high coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) positivity rate in Metro Manila, the cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the localities that failed to meet the August 31 deadline has been extended to September 10, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) appealed to local government units (LGUs) Monday, August 30, to include persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in their respective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination priority list. Major Xavier Solda, spokesperson of Bureau of Jail Management...
With a sharp drop in enrollment practically conspiring with the imposition of higher taxes by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the country’s private schools are turning to Congress for help in the swift adoption of legislative policy intervention. COCOPEA LOGO In a statement issued after the House...
The COVID situation at Ospital ng Sampaloc remains under control despite its occupancy rate hitting 90 percent, its director said Thursday (Aug 19). (Ospital ng Sampaloc) "Para sa amin, controlled pa ito, di pa 'to katulad nung March-April experience na pila pila na sa ER (For us, it is still under...
More than a year after the pandemic started and the Philippine government is still not doing enough COVID-19 tests with Vice President Leni Robredo calling on the government to test more because the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant pushes the number of daily cases past 14,000. (Vice...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, August 15 decried the audacity at which the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned of future increases in electricity rates if it continues to contract suppliers for larger power reserves. Hontiveros said she is wondering how the NGCP is bold...
It is still “too early” to recommend whether the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in Metro Manila will be extended after August 20, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday, August 12. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) Robredo, an opposition leader, cited some of...
The intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rates in 14 areas in the country have now reached “critical” levels amid the continued increase in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. In its latest monitoring report issued Thursday, Aug. 12, independent research group OCTA reported...
