The provincial director of the Sulu Provincial Police Office (PPO) was gunned down by a subordinate cop whom he allegedly scolded at a quarantine checkpoint in Jolo town on Friday afternoon, Aug. 6. (Philippine National Police) Police Col. Michael Bawayan Jr., 49, director of Sulu PPO, was shot...
The first day of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the metropolis became a mucky and messy one for Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel manning EDSA after a truck reportedly dumped mud on a sizeable portion of the road. "Heads up guys! Please avoid Ayala Tunnel NB....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) belied allegations Friday, Aug. 6, that it has been misusing the multi-million peso fund of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to conduct census in different barangays nationwide. Philippine National Police Chief, General...
True to his word, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos led inspections at various vaccination hubs in the cities of Las Piñas, Muntinlupa and Parañaque on Friday, Aug. 6 to ensure an orderly conduct of jabs. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (right, standing) briefs a...
The Baguio City local government unit (LGU) has extended the suspension of non-essential travels to the so-called summer capital from any point of origin until Aug. 15 amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Tourists ride boats at Burnham Park...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has inaugurated the newly constructed "Malasakit Hall" of the Butuan Airport. (Photo from the Department of Transportation) The Malasakit Hall is a one-stop shop transient spot for the flying public specifically designed to provide comfort and...
Politics played no part in the issuance of the show cause-order (SCO) to Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso regarding the city’s supposed failed 2018 anti-drug campaign, an executive officer of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) insisted on Friday, Aug. 6. (DILG...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has urged the public to remain calm even as he assured them that there was no truth to the information spreading online that the national government will prohibit unvaccinated persons from going out of their homes. People wait in line for their first dose of COVID-19...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has promised uninterrupted services to the traveling public despite the implementation of the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “We will continue to operate at full capacity at the Ninoy Aquino International...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) has unveiled a special themed train on Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) as part of efforts to boost the country's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). LRMC President and CEO Juan F. Alfonso and Ingat Angat Tayong Lahat...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now working on the foundation of the Panguil Bay Bridge that will serve as a key link to islands in Northern Mindanao. KEY PROJECT DOWN SOUTH-- Works on the three-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge, an inter-island bridge in Northern Mindanao, is now...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi Jr. has praised the work rendered by the National Electrification Administration (NEA), which is nearing the completion of its task to electricity all barangays in the country. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo from DOE Facebook page) "Before, only...
