Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman warned against individuals posing as their officials who ask for money in exchange of project contract. In a statement, Pangandaman said that the public must remain wary when approached by persons who claim to be affiliated...
ILOILO CITY – Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the National Housing Authority (NHA), has provided assistance to displaced workers from two towns of Iloilo province. Go led the emergency employment program for 570 beneficiaries displaced by...
The Philippines may attain a single-digit poverty rate sooner than the target set by the Marcos administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the country might reach a poverty rate of 9.3 percent by 2026, two years earlier than the...
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero issued an apology on Friday, April 12 after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) bearing the protocol license plate no. 7 that had been issued to him was caught on the EDSA bus lane. "In the morning of 11 April 2024, a vehicle bearing protocol license plates issued to me...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be studying cost implications as well as supply reinforcement impact of the forthcoming innovations for energy storage systems (ESS) before integrating a pie of ‘renewable energy + ESS’ in the forthcoming green energy auction (GEAs) for RE projects. Energy...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos happily posted on Facebook about the number of people that his office has helped under the Department of Social Welfare and Development's...
The squeeze on consumers’ pockets will continue next week, as the oil companies are anticipating new round of increase in the prices of diesel and kerosene products. Based on the outcome of four-day trading in the regional market, the industry players estimated that the price of diesel products...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has trumpeted the newly-signed law that aims to establish special lanes for the hassle-free processing of the passports of senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs),...
Public hospitals in the Philippines are looking to integrate sustainability into their operations, as they recognize the significant risks climate change poses to public health and economic wellbeing. The healthcare industry is focusing on transitioning to renewable energy, given its significant...
Employees who would accompany their children to vaccination centers would be exempted from being marked absent, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said in an advisory. “Employers are highly encouraged to allow their employees to be excused from work when they accompany their children...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, April 11, expressed its concern over the "advertisement tactics" in the vape industry. Photo from Pixabay “Yung vape industry naman, kapag nakita niyo ‘yung mga advertisement, may cartoons pa eh– pang attraction talaga ng bata (The vape...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) recently announced price adjustment for palay to boost farmer competitiveness. Agriculture Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa said on Thursday, April 11, that the new buying price will range from P23 to...
