The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has abolished the port operations division (POD) which managed all the activities at international airports and the international seaport in Zamboanga City. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco (File photo by Bureau of Immigration) The functions of the powerful...
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) will make a thorough assessment of the Philippine’s education system over the next three years with the aim of coming up with solutions to the problems plaguing the sector. Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, one of the six...
Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL), the country’s largest group of shipping lines and operators, said other countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, among others requires container deposit. AISL President Patrick Ronas pointed this out in a...
The House Committee on Justice passed on Wednesday, Feb. 8, a consolidated bill that seeks to provide compensation to the relatives of slain court judges. (FLICKR/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) The consolidation of House Bill (HB) Nos 1643 and 1694 by Pangasinan 6th district Rep. Marlyn...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva is pushing for a comprehensive review of the bilateral labor agreement between the Philippines and Kuwait amid rising cases of abuse of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Villanueva made the call after another case of OFW abuse in Kuwait was reported following...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We were delighted to see our old friend and fellow Pangasinense, the US-based Roger Oriel, who owns and publishes the popular Asian Journal newspaper, with circulation in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York City, and New...
Photo Caritas Philippines FB The Caritas Philippines called on the government to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume its investigation on the anti-narcotics drive during the tenure of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The ICC investigation will "allow due process to run its...
Expect fireworks right on the opening day as a rematch between the two Grand Finals protagonists in the M4 World Championships are set to usher in the brand new season of the MPL Philippines on Feb. 17. M4 champions ECHO rekindles its rivalry with Blacklist right on the opening day of the MPL...
A CHEMIST from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas examines the packs of suspected shabu that were found in the luggage of a South African national at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport on Wednesday night, Feb. 1.(Photo from PDEA-7) CEBU CITY — Authorities intercepted packs...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Covid-19 situation in the Philippines is currently at a "manageable" status, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain has presented the Philippines' “build back better’’ approach in the planning for infrastructure projects at the International Recovery Forum (IRF) 2023 in Kobe, Japan. In a statement released on Tuesday, Jan. 31,...
Maria Luisa Varela has been named Miss Planet International. The Filipina bested several other beauties from all over the world in the contest held at Koh Pich Theater, Phnom Penh City Jan. 29. Her runners up (in chronological order): Zimbabwe's Jemima Mandemwa, Japan's Aya Ono, Vietnam's Tiffany...
