A total of 4,683 overseas Filipinos in Sabah, Malaysia have yet to return home nearly one year after the national government began the repatriation process for the stranded individuals as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana presents updates on...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has once again reminded local government units (LGUs) to implement strict health and safety guidelines in their respective jurisdictions--that is, if they want to attract more domestic tourists. ina-carolino-qSXEb1b4zmI-unsplash Citing a recent travel survey, Tourism...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has slammed the study that branded Pasig River as the supposed top ocean plastic pollution-contributor among rivers in the world, likening it to a mere product of guesswork. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Sad to say, these are all...
The P1.14-trillion employment recovery plan that is expected to generate at least 220,000 jobs and assist over 1.4 million Filipinos struggling with unemployment and income losses has finally received the green light from Malacañang. A barbershop worker in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. (File...
Floating trash nets have been tapped by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in a effort to keep its pumping stations from getting clogged by potentially damaging debris and garbage. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (3rd from right) checks the collection of garbage near the floating...
Seventy percent or some 140,000 metric tons (MT) of the expanded minimum access volume (MAV) allocation of pork imports under the Executive Order (EO) 133 will be imported between July and October this year, the MAV management committee said. (Keith Bacongco / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has caught another two underaged overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) bound for Saudi Arabia at the Clark International Aiport in Pampanga. (Photo from Bureau of Immigration Facebook page) The interception of the duo came after three other minor OFWs were barred by Clark...
A vacant lot abandoned by an Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) group in Oriental Mindoro is being transformed into a vegetable garden under the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) start-up farming project. IDLE NO MORE--A 5,000 -square meter vacant lot in Oriental Mindoro will be converted into a...
Is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) delaying the implementation of the ban on non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP), which primarily targets single-use plastics? (Photo by Antoine Giret / Unsplash) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny...
Nearly 1.3 million additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) since Sunday night, June 27, including the first ever batch of Moderna vaccines to reach the Philippines. The Moderna vaccines' arrival at NAIA. (Ariel Fernandez /...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda gave a tough response Monday, June 28 to an environmental group's threats to sue the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) over its slow action on the implementation of a key law against plastic...
