CA confirms appointments of ICT, Energy, Science secretaries
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the new secretaries of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
DepEd: Christmas parties should be simple; no mandatory contributions
The Department of Education (DepEd) has instructed schools to keep Christmas parties simple and stressed that mandatory contributions were prohibited.
OCTA survey: Marcos, Duterte-Carpio garner high trust ratings
Eighty-six percent of Filipinos approve of and trust President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., an OCTA Research survey has found.
PH detects 14 cases of more contagious Omicron BQ.1 subvariant
The Philippines detected 14 cases of the Omicron BQ.1, which is a sublineage of the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant, the Department of Health (DOH) said.
Paeng slightly intensifies, Metro Manila under Signal No. 2
Tropical Storm Paeng intensified while moving west northwestward towards the Northern Samar-Sorsogon-Albay area, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
“Paeng” spotted over Eastern Samar
Tropical Storm Paeng’s center was spotted at 520 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Phivolcs) said.
Marcos Jr. defends new health usec
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said former Philippine top cop Camilo Cascolan was appointed to the Department of Health (DOH) to oversee its administrative functions, not to be a decision-maker in crucial health issues.
‘Paeng’ retains strength while moving over the PH Sea
In its 5 p.m. bulletin, Paeng’s center was spotted at 945 km east of Eastern Visayas (12.4°N, 133.3°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 55 km/h, and central pressure of 1004 hPa.
PH to make indoor mask use voluntary
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to issue an executive order making voluntary the mask-wearing policy in indoor areas, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said on Tuesday,
PH logs 11,995 new Covid-19 infections from Oct. 17-23
The Philippines reported 11,995 new coronavirus disease 2019 (2019) infections in the past week, the Department of Health (DOH) said.
Marcos Jr.: PH ready to return to normal
By President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Sunday said the Philippines was ready to return to pre-Covid-19 pandemic normalcy as he graced the culminating activity of the Masskara Festival in Bacolod.In his speech, the president said he was glad the country had...
PH detects local transmission of Omicron XBB, XBC variants
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Friday that some parts of the country are experiencing localized community transmission of Omicron XBB subvariant and XBC variant.
Batanes, other areas under Signal no. 1 due to ‘Obet’
Tropical Depression Obet maintained its strength as it reached Batanes, state weather PAGASA said.
Interior dep’t tells LGUs to deal with VaxCertPH backlog
By Interior Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. on Thursday urged local government units (LGUs) to address the 1.4-million backlog in the encoding of VaxCertPH records, the government’s official digital vaccination certificate program..In a statement, Abalos said...
Senate panel approves Comelec 2023 budget
The proposed 2023 budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was approved by the Senate finance subcommittee on Thursday.
3 areas under Signal No. 1 due to Obet
Tropical Depression Obet maintained its strength and put three areas in Northern Luzon under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1, PAGASA said.