Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said prices and supply of basic manufactured goods in supermarkets have remained stable as he kickstarted the agency’s price monitoring and inspection efforts with more vigor this 2023. Pascual went on his first “Ikot Palengke” for the year on...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the phytosanitary inspection of seized smuggled onions before they are released to the market. Officials and personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) inspect the alleged smuggled imported onions they seized on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022 in Misamis...
The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) conducted an inspection of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) facility on Monday, January 9, 2023, after the breakdown of the latter's Air Traffic Management (ATM) system. The breakdown affected 361 flights and stranded 65,000 passengers...
The Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) price monitoring and enforcement teams now include red onions in their regular inspection of items covered by the suggested retail prices (SRP). DTI Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual fielded the agency's price monitoring teams beginning on Dec. 30, 2022 to...
Passengers arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airports (NAIA), who currently use Grab, metered taxis, P2P buses or regular taxis, should have more inter-modal land transfer options, according to Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista. The transport chief also underscored the...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Friday, Dec. 16, that it has conducted surprise inspections in its 39 jail facilities to ensure no illegal contrabands are in possession of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who are qualified to participate in the upcoming Barangay and...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), led by Secretary Alfredo Pascual, found all weighing scales in the Marikina Public Market and supermarkets in the city as functioning well and accurate. Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual (left) and Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro...
Police Regional Office 3 director Brig. Gen. Cesar Pasiwen has ordered the random inspection of fireworks manufacturers and dealers in Central Luzon following a recent explosion in a fireworks factory in Sta. Maria, Bulacan. PASIWEN (FB) Pasiwen said that the Philippine National Police has...
Malacañang said there is no stopping the Marcos administration from going after big businessmen who are allegedly behind the widespread sugar hoarding as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) visited warehouses in Mindanao this week. File photo In a statement, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that...
Malacañang pounced hard anew on suspected sugar hoarders as it announced the seizure of at least 60,000 bags of sugar in a series of inspections in different warehouses in Bulacan on Saturday, August 20. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) yields at least 60,000 sacks of suspected hoarded sugar in their...
More warehouses suspected of hoarding sugar supply will be inspected in the coming days, Malacañang said. (Photo courtesy of BOC) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Thursday, Aug. 18, that aside from the warehouses recently inspected by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), more storage facilities...
Vice President Sara Duterte took a visit in Limasawa Island in Southern Leyte, where she inspected a public elementary school ahead of the Aug. 22 school opening. Vice President Sara Duterte meets with school officials and teachers of the Triana Elementary School during her visit in Limasawa Island...
