The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will begin implementing the long-shelved 2017 Cebu flood control masterplan following the devastation caused by Typhoon “Tino”. Developed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from 2013 to 2017 during former Secretary Rogelio...
Preparations for the Marawi City plebiscites have been completed, the first local electoral exercise since the siege in 2017, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, March 17. In a statement, Comelec stated that it conducted on Friday (March 17) a command conference in the House of...
The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, the post calamitous Odette recovery effort and the unstoppable heat of the incoming elections are now favorite playground for fake news and misinformation. There is no let up for as far as unscrupulous people are concerned - - fake news peddling is still the name of...
The alleged photo showing President Duterte together with a certain Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG) official named Wang Min doesn't prove anything, aside from the existence of such photo. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (MANILA BULLETIN) This was basically Presidential Spokesperson...
Survivors of the 2017 Marawi siege will not be left out in the cold. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured Monday, Oct. 18, the displaced families that they will be assisted until they get back on their feet. It reported that more than P1.2...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go commended the country’s security forces and the people of Marawi City for demonstrating courage and for their sacrifice in supporting the efforts of the Duterte administration in achieving peace in the country. Accompanying President Rodrigo Duterte to grace the...
After moving online last year, the Olympics of the publishing world returns, bringing in thousands of publishers and authors to Frankfurt from Oct. 20 to 24. It’s going to be the Philippines’ sixth consecutive year of participation. BLIBLIOPHILES DREAM Frankfurt book fair 2017 (AFP) I’ve long...
After enduring years of intense scrutiny under the Duterte administration, the mining sector is now at the receiving end of a series of surprisingly positive policy decisions and considerations. The government is now considering lifting the ban on open-pit mining method more than two...
