Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, August 15 decried the audacity at which the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned of future increases in electricity rates if it continues to contract suppliers for larger power reserves. Hontiveros said she is wondering how the NGCP is bold...
Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday called out the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for becoming the “single-biggest job stranglers” since the COVID-19 pandemic started in the country. Binay expressed her disappointment at the...
National University's holds limited face-to-face classes for Medical Technologists (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Since last year, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that the country’s education system has been trying to adjust to the realities of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has clarified that the reported backlog in the production of license plates is primarily due to budget constraints of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). (Photo from the Department of Transportation) The clarification was made after the Commission on Audit...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is ready to face any investigation on the supposed "deficiencies" in the agency's handling of at least P67 billion fund for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response as stated in the Commission on Audit's (COA) report. “We are open...
College students roam around the campus before the pandemic (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) For the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), responding and adapting to the changes brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are among the challenges that confront the country’s higher...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said Saturday, Aug. 14, that it has decided to tap videoconferencing platform for hearings and pre-hearing conferences to ensure the immediate disposition of administrative cases amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) In a...
The Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) has failed to construct a hospital for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases despite receiving the funds for the project two years before the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic struck. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine This was...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) has welcomed the House Committee on Ways and Means’ approval of a substitute bill seeking the creation of the Philippine Atomic Regulatory Commission (PARC). (Photo from DOST-PNRI) The DOST-PNRI thanked the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has blamed lapses in the performance of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for the long delay in the distribution of over 10 million motorcycle and car plates worth P2.15 billion. Plate number This audit observation is contained in the 2020 annual audit report of the...
A school in Zamboanga City has earned praises from Commission on Higher Education (CHED) after its retrofitted facilities passed the standards set by the government when it comes to the conduct of limited face-to-face or laboratory classes. Photo from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) CHED...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez announced Thursday, Aug. 12, that the para-athletes, coaches, and accompanying officials are set to receive an additional allowance of P100,000 ahead of the Games from Aug. 24. to Sept. 5. PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez This hikes...
