The drive of consumers to petroleum pumps this week will take a little pinch on their pockets, as the price of gasoline products will rise by P0.80 per liter and diesel will go up by P0.60 per liter. For vital industries as well as households that have been leaning on kerosene products, they will...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has reiterated his stance against the proposed total ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), saying it defies legal logic. According to Salceda, the Philippines could lose...
If Valenzuela City 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian would have his way, he would outlaw the sale, distribution, and use of all firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices. Valenzuela City 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) For this purpose, Gatchalian, chairman of the House Committee on...
The sharp decrease in the total fertility rate (TFR) of Filipino women is not a cause for alarm as this could be taken advantage of to hasten socioeconomic development in the country, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said on Monday, Nov. 14. The POPCOM was referring to the 2022...
The entire Senate building will be under a total lockdown on Monday, Aug. 22. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri adopted this measure after seven senators so far have tested Covid-19 positive ‘’and several others exposed due to their staff members and members of the secretariat catching...
Senators are considering a deployment ban on Filipino domestic helpers to countries practicing the Kafala system--mostly countries in the Middle East--to prevent future abuses of overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) abroad. Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel raised this idea during the plenary...
A further uptick in total bed utilization rate would lead to an escalation of the National Capital Region (NCR) to an Alert Level 4. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles had this to say Tuesday, Jan. 11, noting that it's the...
Malacañang reassured the public that the government will not be declaring a "total lockdown" to contain the current surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nogrlaes made the statement after yet...
Malacañang asked the public to stop spreading fake news about the government's coronavirus (COVID-19) response, saying the spread of baseless and malicious rumors is not helping and only causes undue panic. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...
Malacañang is looking to implement changes in its electrification game plan in a bid to achieve 100 percent electrification of the country by 2022--the last year of the Duterte administration. (Kai Gradert/ Unsplash) President Duterte signed Executive Order (EO) No.156 on Friday, Dec. 10 in order...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has imposed a total ban on the deployment of Filipino migrant workers to Ethiopia due to the current conflict there. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) POEA Administrator Bernard P. Olalia said the suspension came after the Department...
Motorists using diesel fuel on their vehicles will experience significant financial relief this week as the price of this commodity had been rolled back by P1.20 per liter while gasoline price reduction was lower-than-expected at P0.85 per liter. The price of kerosene, which is a base fuel for the...
