Over P18 million worth of generated business leads were recorded during the Department of Tourism's (DOT) first-ever hybrid edition of the regional travel fair (RTF) in Tacloban, Leyte last week. Onsite participants of the first-ever hybrid edition of the 7th Regional Travel Fair in Tacloban,...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) will no longer have to pay terminal fees in some malls during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva said on Wednesday, August 4, that the new Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) which focuses more on clearing of barangay from the influence of illegal drugs. Villanueva said the Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP) is a holistic...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has approved the grant of tax incentives for a mass housing project and two cement manufacturing plants all located outside Metro Manila. Chaired by Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the FIRB during its third meeting last August 2 approved the tax...
Haydee Soriano Bacani PWU (Philippine Women’s University) graduate Haydee Soriano Bacani emerged as topnotcher in the recently concluded Nursing Board Examinations given by the Professional Regulation Commission, besting 5,007 board passers. Haydee Soriano Bacani As a young girl, Haydee, whose...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday, July 15, welcomed the appointment of Raul Pagdanganan to the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents. (Photo from CHED via UP.EDU.PH) “He brings his valuable managerial skills, experience in health management and private sector...
Private motorists have been advised to take public transportation instead, like the EDSA Busway System and the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), to spare themselves of the heavy traffic on EDSA. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) made the call on Thursday, July...
The Department of Tourism (DOT), through its marketing arm, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has so far disbursed over P100 million to support the projects of destinations that have vowed to focus on "smart tourism" in the country. THEY’RE BACK – Tourists ride boats at Burnham Park in Baguio...
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday urged the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) to consider creating satellite venues for the board examinations scheduled for this year to help aspiring doctors, nurses, policemen, teachers and other professionals with financial and mobility issues during this...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has also disagreed with the proposal to scrap board and other licensure exams, raising concern that such move could be detrimental to the quality of education and professional standards in the Philippines. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “Hindi po ako sang-ayon diyan...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, July 8 said the country’s professional licensure system should remain as Filipino professionals would have a hard time making it to local and international job markets if they do not pass the board examinations. Villanueva, who chairs the Senate Committee on...
With the expiration of the Bayanihan to Recover As One ("Bayanihan 2") Act, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) was left with no choice but to temporarily suspend its service contracting program, which for the past few months facilitated free rides in public utility...
