Thousands of tobacco farmers are urging lawmakers to pass the economic sabotage bill before President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) to protect their livelihoods from rampant agricultural smuggling. In a statement on Thursday, May 2, more than 50,000 members of the Philippine Tobacco...
A suspected illegal drugs trader was arrested and about P500,000 worth of shabu and two firearms were seized from him in Baguio City last April 25. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) identified the suspect as Anthony Lacbungan Rapanut who was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Rice retailing at around P30 per kilo by June. House Speaker Martin Romualdez announced this target on Tuesday afternoon, April 30 as he highlighted solons' effort to amend Republic Act (RA)...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) has cemented a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LBP Resources and Development Corporation (LBRDC), a subsidiary of Land Bank, for the rollout of solar rooftop installations at the latter’s economic zone domains. According to PNOC President...
A comprehensive commentary made by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official in an international peer-reviewed publication recommends a switch from combustible cigarettes to smoke-free products to reduce the exposure of adult smokers to many toxins and carcinogens. Dr. Lorenzo Mata,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) As if unveiling their mission statement, Speaker Martin Romualdez has announced for the first time in front of his congressman-colleagues the House leadership's intention to pursue...
President Marcos rejected suggestions that there was an artificial power crisis in the Philippines after different alert levels were raised in the country's power grids, saying the demand increased due to the ongoing El Niño. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (KJ Rosales/PPA Pool)...
Amid the scorching heat of the sun, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has approved the recommendation for its mobile patrol personnel to wear light uniforms as part of the measures to protect them from harmful effects of extreme heat exposure. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to review the Rice Tarrification Law (RTL) in order to reinstate the National Food...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The new chairman of the House Committee on Trade and Industry lectured the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Monday, April 29 on why its free trade-centric mindset can't help the country achieve food security. ...
Police arrested on Monday, April 29, the alleged gunman in the killing of broadcaster Juan T. Jumalon who was shot dead in the middle of his program in Misamis Occidental in November last year. Nabbed was Julito Mangumpit, alias Ricky, who was collared at around 3 a.m. in Dipolog City, Zamboanga...
Samantha Kyle Catantan House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed 22-year-old Samantha Kyle Catantan for bringing Philippine fencing back on the Olympic stage, specifically the upcoming 2024 Paris Games. "It fills my heart with immense...
