"Bring him to my office." This was Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.'s order after receiving reports that a man claiming to be an employee at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was selling passport appointment slots, and was running away with his victims' money. Foreign Affairs...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) expressed its support to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in its move to stop reserving passport appointment slots to recruiters , saying this will give every Filipino an equal opportunity to obtain the said document. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA)...
Senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro on Friday pushed for the restoration of language classes in the college curriculum to expand the linguistics skills of Filipinos. Teodoro, a former defense secretary, said learning other languages would help generate additional job and livelihood...
The Philippines should be open to partnerships with foreign corporations in finding new oil and gas sources within the West Philippine Sea, senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro said on Thursday. The former defense secretary made the pitch as he expressed his support to efforts aimed at...
As the May 9 national and local election nears, Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro C. Bacani, Jr. called on the voting public to scrutinize the character of their chosen candidates carefully. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) Bishop Bacani warned...
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro vowed to continue supporting and maintaining the rehabilitation and restoration of the Marikina River, calling it a “generational effort”. The mayor made his commitment during a turnover ceremony held on Wednesday, March 9, in Barangay Sta....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will no longer allot passport appointment slots for recruiters of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) starting March 14. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Recruiters will no longer be given passport slots. They...
Senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro is the latest personality to call for the "unbundling" of domestic fuel prices, which for the entire year have been on an upward trajectory. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Teodoro said that price unbundling is the oil companies' act of itemizing or breaking...
The implementation of an Intelligent transport system (ITS) is one of the electoral promises made by People's Reform Party member and UniTeam Senate bet Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro. Senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro (FILE PHOTO) “We should upgrade our mass transportation. Intelligent...
Filipino fishermen shouldn't be left behind by the private sector as far as senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro is concerned. (Fredrik Ohlander/ Unsplash) Teodoro on Wednesday, March 2 encouraged the private sector to partner up with local fishermen and include them in their value chain in...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. slammed passport fixers anew as he debunked an applicant's suspicion that the difficulty in booking of appointments "is a ploy to enrich" fixers. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File photo/Malacañang) Locsin stressed on Wednesday, March...
Philippine embassies located in different parts of the world should be turned into the main sellers of Philippine tourism in a bid to promote the country as a prime tourist destination. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism. (Laimonas Keseriauskis/ Unsplash) Senatorial candidate...
