The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has committed to complete the the road widening project of Lawton Avenue in Taguig City by second quarter of this year. “As the government increases mobility in Metro Manila amid the pandemic, this project is vital in addressing traffic woes...
As oil firms implemented on Tuesday, Jan. 18 a big time price hike, the chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts called on all mayors to show no mercy to gasoline stations that operate with defective fuel pumps to defraud motorists. Rep. Jose 'Bonito' Singson Jr. Probinsyano Ako Partylist...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has set up solar lighting systems and charging stations in areas of the Caraga Region that experienced power outages due to Typhoon Odette, the agency said on Tuesday, Jan. 18. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 59 solar...
Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said a full investigation on the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) incident is now under way and assured that those found responsible for it will be penalized. The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa (Jonathan Hicap) "Yes. Of course (somebody will be held...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado has placed the overall supervision and control of the department's planning service under the control of his office as a cost-saving measures following a huge budget cut it suffered from the 2022 General Appropriations Act...
Even with the increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday night, Jan. 17, that admissions remain to be lower in comparison to the surge experienced with the peak of cases involving the Delta variant. Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO)...
To ensure that all schools nationwide will be smoke-free, the Department of Education (DepEd) calls on various government agencies, local government units (LGUs), and partners to support smoke-free schools and communities. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “As far as our policy is concerned, our schools...
The inter-agency Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has approved the grant of tax incentives to a P10-billion cement manufacturing project of San Miguel Equity Investments, Inc., the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. In a statement, the DOF said on Monday, Jan. 17, that the FIRB, upon the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday, Jan. 16, condemned the sentencing of Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, saying the Philippines will work with its ASEAN colleagues in finding measures to ease the situation of the people in Myanmar. Foreign...
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has cited the initiatives of the Capital Market Development Council (CMDC) to make the Philippine financial system “broad-based and inclusive” as among the lasting legacies of the body under the Duterte administration. In step with President Duterte’s...
Regular sessions will resume on Monday, Jan. 17 in the House of Representatives after the leadership decided to no longer extend the two-week lockdown it imposed as part of precautionary measures against the spread of COVID-19 infection. House of Representatives empty plenary Secretary General Mark...
In line with the government’s response in the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado has conducted an inspection on the modular health facility for mandatory quarantine in Pasay City. “We are checking if facilities...
