President Marcos said the government is closely monitoring the current situation of Taal Volcano, stressing that "they know what to do." Taal Volcano (MB File Photo/ Ali Vicoy) "We have SOPs (standard operating procedures) in place. We have standard procedures. Everybody— when the volcano erupts...
Hans Sy, chairman of the executive committee of SM Prime Holdings, has been honored with the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) Outstanding Filipino Retailers President Award for his visionary leadership in retail development. Presented by the Philippine Retailers Association and the...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero says it's about time to waive service fees on certain electronic fund transfers, as these are long overdue. Escudero had this to say as he backed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) move to remove such charges for personal transactions and payments to micro,...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) The chairman of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Marawi Rehabilitation and Victims Compensation has thanked...
To prioritize the welfare of Filipino teachers in public schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2, implementing guidelines for the rationalization of their workload and compensation for teaching overload. Students of Rafael Palma Elementary School attend the...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies to provide a whole-of-government assistance to Filipino workers coming from Lebanon. Every worker is expected to receive about P150,000 financial aid from the Department of Migrant Workers (DWM) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration...
Typhoon Julian inundates Ilocos Norte, the home province of President Marcos Jr. (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) Typhoon “Julian” drenched northern Luzon and affected 149,000 individuals, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Wednesday, Oct. 2. A...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero says he would rather say nothing on whether or not Vice President Sara Duterte will attend the Senate’s upcoming budget hearings. This, after...
Japan will help the Philippines achieve its ambition to become an upper middle-income economy through sustained official development assistance (ODA), according to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) president Akihiko Tanaka. At an online press briefing commemorating JICA's 70th...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) can afford to lower its members' mandatory contribution thanks to the huge chunk of unutilized funds that it has accumulated over the years. Citing figures from the Department of Finance (DOF)...
President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12023 or the Value Added Tax (VAT) on Digital Services Law which imposes a 12-percent VAT on digital service providers (DSPs) to level the playing field for local providers and generate additional revenue that will be used to build more...
OF TREES AND FOREST Whenever I travel abroad, in Europe or anywhere in the world really, I am always amazed at how the other peoples of the world are crazy about football. It is regarded as the world’s most popular sport in the world with an estimated 3.5 billion fan base. One of the reasons for...
