The Taguig City government has designated firecracker zones in the city where people can use and explode firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices. Under Taguig City Ordinance No. 87, “it shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, discharge, explode, or cause to discharge or to explode any...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be deploying sufficient number of uniformed personnel to conduct random inspection in markets and other places where firecrackers and pyrotechnic materials are being sold for the New Year revelry. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the strategy is part...
Senators on Monday, December 25 expressed their wish for good health, unity and compassion for Filipinos, both in the country and abroad, this holiday season. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri noted how the country is able to achieve so much in 2023 because of unity. ...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, December 24 renewed his call for a ban on the sale, distribution, and use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices ahead of New Year festivities. Gatchalian said that while there has been a significant decrease in the number of fireworks-related...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian says that with the signing of the 2024 national budget, the free assessment for national certification of Grade 12 learners taking the Technical-Vocational and Livelihood (TVL) track is assured. Under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the final amount of P438.16...
(Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Even with all the difficulties Filipinos encounter every day, majority of them—92 percent—remain optimistic, saying they will face the new year with hope, a Pulse Asia survey showed. “This is the prevailing sentiment in every geographic area and...
The approved national budget of nearly P6 trillion for next year will accelerate the country’s economic growth amid looming drought and high inflation, the country’s economic team stressed. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law the General Appropriations Act of 2024 which will...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri considers the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024 as one of the most responsive and progressive budgets ever in the country's history. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, President Marcos signed the budget, which he said prioritizes programs that...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, legislators acted like they were part of the executive branch, criticizing the additional P450 billion unprogrammed funds in the final version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). "Feeling executive branch na ang mga legislators...
TOKYO, Japan —President Marcos is expected to sign the 2024 national budget on Wednesday, Dec. 20, House Speaker Martin Romualdez disclosed. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) In an interview with Malacañang reporters on Sunday night, Dec. 17,...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday, December 17 expressed hope President Marcos would not veto the final proposed budget of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that has been outlined in the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for...
BACOLOD CITY – The city council has approved this city's P3.6-billion budget in 2024. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) unanimously approved the annual expenditure during their regular session on Wednesday, December 13. Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, chairperson of the Committee on Appropriation...
