The House Committee on Public Accounts is convinced that ‘nil to zero’ error in textbooks and learning materials given to students can be achieved by putting in place more stringent measures for publication standards, aside from imposing penalties against those who committed mistakes, whether...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno on Monday reiterated his call for a more prominent Asia regional stance when it comes to discussions of global systemic risks amid the pandemic-cum-recession woes. Diokno made this statement after he was appointed for a second term as...
Domestic tourists will continue to enjoy affordable reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests as the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) are set to roll out the second phase of its subsidized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing program for the...
Passengers are now required to use the StaySafe.ph mobile application for contact tracing purposes inside all public utility vehicles (PUVs), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Wednesday, June 23. Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon City are forced to wait in line...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has advised drivers and conductors of public utility vehicles (PUVs) to take advantage of the government’s assistance program for transport stakeholders affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now...
The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to leave its policy rate steady at two percent during Thursday’s policy meeting, according to Moody’s Analytics. “The near-term prospects remain worrisome for the Philippines as the country copes with an intense domestic...
Transport agencies have acknowledged the problem of long commuter lines at EDSA Bus Carousel stations, but they insist that things are still more organized and orderly than before. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The public has been criticizing the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land...
Additional bus units will be deployed in a bid to ease the long queues being seen at the EDSA Bus Carousel stations, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon City are forced to wait in this file photo after public utility vehicles (PUVs) were only allowed to...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday called out the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) and asked that it reconsider its decision to postpone the licensure board examinations for psychologists, psychometricians and other professions scheduled this year to next year. Villanueva said the PRC...
The entire publishing industry lost an estimated P3.6 billion in the pandemic year 2020, more than half of the P6 billion average revenue pre-COVID, according to a top industry official. Alvin J. Buenaventura, executive director Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society, Inc. (FILCOLS), revealed...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is mulling the issuance of a show cause order against bus companies that have failed to pay their bus conductors' salaries. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "At this point in time, the board will have to consider the issuance of a show...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has adopted the framework for the grant of incentives to qualified industries under the government’s Strategic Investment Priorities Plan (SIPP). As provided in the newly enacted Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Law that...
