Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña sought the full digitalization of the delivery of public services, and cited the need for the government to strengthen its partnership with startups to promote Digital Public Goods (DPGs). Department of Science and...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is taking steps to ban a retired military officer in Saudi Arabia from employing Filipino workers over reports of repeated physical abuse on househelp. Â Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed on Thursday, Oct. 7, to continue to cooperate with the investigation on drug war-related deaths as it welcomed the initiative of the Department of Justice in drafting a memorandum of agreement in the conduct of the joint investigation with the National...
The filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Sofitel Tent and at local Commission on Election (Comelec) offices is generally peaceful, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said. PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar (Comelec FB Live Screenshot) Eleazar...
Amidst the continuing COVID-19 crisis, the airline industry expects to lose $201 billion for 2020-2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced at the opening of its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2021. iata Already, these are "improved" projections with net...
Most of the country’s population is expected to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of the year, thanks to the expected arrival of more vaccine doses as well as the start of general public inoculation this October, President Duterte said. President Rodrigo Duterte...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Oct. 4, all chiefs of police to start accounting policemen whose relatives are running in May elections in the areas where they are assigned. The move, according to Eleazar, is part of the effort of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will create a top-level review team that will coordinate with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the case build-up and filing of criminal cases against against policemen who committed abuses and human rights violations in the conduct of the illegal...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), vowed on Sunday, Oct. 3, to shield the police from partisan politics as he warned all personnel not to engage in politicking amid the ongoing filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) across the country. “We in the PNP...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) admissions at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has declined, its spokesperson said Sunday, Oct. 3. Philippine General Hospital (Wikimedia Commons / MB file photo) PGH currently has 228 COVD-19 patients or around 75-80 percent occupancy rate, down...
Amid expected promises for change as the election fever heats up, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar urged candidates to show leadership by example by calling their supporters to follow health safety protocols beginning in the filing of their Certificate...
Government response to the COVID-19 Delta variant stymied domestic travel demand in August, slowing recovery, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). image006 Total demand for air travel in August 2021, measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs, plunged 56.0 percent...
