Close to 30 members of the water patrol division of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have successfully completed boat operation training in a bid to complement the bureau's capabilities against smuggling at-sea. WATER PATROL TEAM -- A 29-man team from the Bureau of Customs' water patrol division...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) emphasized its fiscal diligence on Modnay, Aug. 16 amid what an official described as "selective" news reporting of the Commission on Audit's (COA) 2020 audit report on the agency. DOLE Director Rolly Francia (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting)...
More than a hundred farmers will become land owners soon as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to carry out distribution ceremonies for land titles in Camarines Sur on Aug. 18 and 19. DAR Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo from DAR Facebook page) A total of 137 agrarian reform...
A transport group leader has slammed the memorandum released in Cebu requiring public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors there to wear personal air purifiers in a supposed bid to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PURIFIED AIR?--A driver shows off his...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has achieved another unfortunate milestone in terms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic's impact on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Returning OFWs being interviewed at NAIA. (Ariel Fernandez/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information...
Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) prodded on Monday, Aug. 16, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to immediately release the funds intended for drivers and operators affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Can we please get a reimbursement from the Philippine government? Newly-repatriated OFWs at NAIA await the buses that will transport them to their quarantine facilities. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was the appeal of some returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly those...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives have arrested a total of 28 foreigner-fugitives during the first half of the year. (Photo by Ye Jinghan/ Unsplash) In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU) reported that despite the coronavirus disease...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has "achieved a high distribution rate" of free fertilizers and inbred and hybrid seeds to farmers intended for the 2020-2021 dry season, contrary to claims that the project was anomalous. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In a statement...
