Partial operability of a segment of the Philippine National Railway's (PNR) Bicol project is being eyed to begin by April next year, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade announced on Monday, Sept. 27. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade inspects the Lucena Station in...
Fifty-four local officials from different provinces and 17 lawyers took their oath as new members of Aksyon Demokratiko party on Monday, Sept. 27. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso leads the oath taking ceremony of new members of Aksyon Demokratiko at the Hidden Garden located in...
Iloilo Representative Janette Garin on Monday, Sept. 27 questioned the P1-billion worth of funds proposed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) supposedly for the government’s solar panel irrigation system (SPIS) project, saying she finds the program “untimely” and “impractical” at this...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have signed an agreement that will facilitate the identification and verification of beneficiaries for the different social welfare programs. Last Sept. 17, the PSA and DSWD sealed a memorandum of...
The value of all ongoing foreign-assisted projects of the government increased by almost half last year after President Duterte augmented the country’s coronavirus response, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
The Catholic Church marks the 26th National Seafarers Sunday on Sept. 26 in honor of the sacrifices and hard work of Filipino seafarers. Bishop Ruperto Santos (Manila Bulletin photo) The national celebrations will be held in Cebu to coincide with the 30th year of the Apostleship of the Seas -Stella...
The Senate will be adopting the House of Representatives' version of the bill that would extend the period of voters registration for the 2022 elections for 30 more days. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called on the public to avoid violence and keep the conduct of the 2022 general elections peaceful. The poll body made the statement after President Duterte warned that he will not hesitate to tap the military to ensure violence-free elections....
The long-term economic cost of the coronavirus and the pandemic-induced lockdowns would be over three-times greater than the multi-trillion peso debt obligations of the government, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) estimated. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T....
Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Friday, September 24, welcomed the "unity talks" being pursued by opposition coalition 1Sambayan ahead of the 2022 elections. Sen. Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on June 1, 2021. (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) Pacquiao, who...
"What must happen will happen." Vice President Leni Robredo left this message for her supporters Friday, Sept. 24 even as the remaining time for her to decide on her plans for the May 2022 national elections appears to be running out fast. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from OVP) Robredo made...
Cargo ship MV Iris Paoay has recently made history for becoming the first Philippine flag container vessel to sail nonstop between Manila and the United States in decades, a project expected to reduce shipping time and ease traders’ burdens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Agency for...
