Tag: backlog

Less COVID-19 cases reported at 244 as DOH labs close to finishing validation of backlog

DOH again reports record low number of deaths at 3   (Eagle News) — There were less COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, June 5, at 244 cases compared to cases in the last two weeks as the Department of Health said that its backlog of virus cases would soon be finished. According to the DOH, the total COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. Friday stood at 20,626. Only 76 of the 244 reported infection added […]

P8-T needed to fill infra backlog

MANILA, Philippines (PIA)- In order to to close the infrastructure gap over the next six years, the Duterte administration needs at least P8 trillion, and it is also the job of the Department of Finance (DOF) to generate enough funds to spell the financial sustainability of this ambitious public investment program. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III told a business forum that an initial list of 18 big-ticket items worth a total of P427.5 billion have already […]