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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda gave a stern warning to habitual polluters of Manila Bay on the heels of his designation as head of the new Manila Bay Anti-Pollution Task Force (MBAPTF).

Department of Energy (DoE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi envisions hydrogen-powered vehicles in the Philippines’ near future.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has created the Manila Bay Anti-Pollution Task Force (MBAPTF) via Special Order (SO) No.2021-17, the Manila Bulletin learned Friday.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said Friday that the 9.5 percent contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) for the year 2020 just shows how badly the Philippine economy was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marine conservation advocacy group Oceana Philippines has helped quantify single-use plastic waste avoidance between November and December among a handful of environment-conscious private enterprises.

A minimum wage hike during this pandemic may be the worst thing that can happen to workers right now in terms of job security, said Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III.

Most of the overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who were slated to return to the Philippines this year have now refused repatriation after getting anti-COVID shots abroad, Department of Labor and Employment-Information and Publication Service (DoLE-IPS) Director Rolly Francia said Thursday.

The dredging of the Cagayan River which is a multi-layered environmental endeavor will begin on Feb. 2, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) bared.

Local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila are fully prepared to launch their respective mass immunization drives against COVID-19.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia doesn’t see the upcoming Valentine’s Day celebration next month as a huge challenge when it comes to containing the spread of the new coronavirus.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez buttressed the pro-Charter Change (Cha-Cha) movement in Congress big time during Tuesday’s House Committee on Constitutional Amendments hearing.

AKO-Bicol Party-List Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. once again defended the timing of the renewed Charter Change (Cha-Cha) discussions in the House of Representatives, saying it's "always the right time to do the right thing."

Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez hailed on Monday afternoon the passage of a measure that would lead to the construction of a 240-kilometer trans-Mindanao superhighway.

Anakalugusan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor said the House leadership under Speaker Lord Allan Velasco might end up giving false hopes to supporters of shuttered television and radio giant ABS-CBN.

House Deputy Speakers Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro City) and Evelina Escudero (Sorsogon) pushed for the construction of public restrooms on national and provincial roads, saying a tourist-ready country is one that has an ample number of such facilities for travelers on its main highways.

Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas underscored on Sunday the urgency of passing a law that would help keep college students in school amid the hardships caused to Filipino households by the COVID-19 scourge.

Manila 1st district Rep. Manny Lopez insisted Sunday that the cashless toll collection scheme shouldn't be forced on motorists.

Ako-Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin said the prospering of Charter change (Cha-cha) discussions in the House of Representatives won't automatically lead to the lifting of the targeted, "restrictive" economic provisions in the Constitution.