Other local government units (LGUs) should take inspiration from Bohol as far as crafting programs for the local agriculture and fishery sectors ar concerned, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) "This is exactly what we want...
With only a year to go before wrapping up, the "Build, Build, Build" infrastructure modernization program of the Duterte administration has already more than 30,000 kilometers (km) of built and improved roads and bridges under its belt. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar (second from right) leads an...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to refund to the Philippine Airlines (PAL) the more than P402 million in specific taxes that it paid in protest for importing aviation gas. (Photo from PAL Facebook page) The court en...
The Philippine government will soon allow the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Oman again now that Filipino and Omani officials have managed to smooth things out on the matter of travel restrictions. Muscat, capital of Oman. (Photo by Mayur / Unsplash) According to Philippine...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, June 22 said that it was able to send a total of 55 families to their respective home provinces under the Philippine government’s "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2)" Program so far. DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN DSWD said that on...
Practically all of the 1,500 slots added to the Inter-Agency Task Force's (IATF) annual deployment cap on Filipino healthcare workers (HCWs) will be used by nurses who secured jobs abroad. (Screengrab from Facebook live) This was bared by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)...
True to its word, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reopened on Tuesday, June 22 the Dario Bridge U-turn slot in Quezon City in a bid to help ease traffic congestion on the northbound lanes of EDSA. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (fourth from left) is seen overseeing an inspection...
