The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) can recover the lands in its prison and penal farms that were transferred to other government agencies but were not utilized for the purposes specified in the transfer. Cited were the 12,323.2 hectares of land in BuCor’s Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in...
To complement his administration’s aim to promote rural development and increase income in rural households, President Marcos signed into law the “Philippine Salt Industry Development Act.” President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. delivers his speech at the Villamor Airbase in...
The recent discovery of bed bugs in furniture at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) raised concerns about using furniture made from local materials. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/1/rattan-chairs-at-naia-disposed-due-to-bed-bug-infestation (Photo from Unsplash) The Department of...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, March 17 expressed optimism President Marcos’ signing into law of Republic Act No. 11985 or An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines will give “new life” to the country’s dying salt industry. Villar,...
President Marcos signed into law Republic Act No. 11983, which will provide a new passport law in the country for the establishment and maintenance of an online application portal, as well as offsite and mobile passport services for Filipinos abroad. Philippine passport (Jansen Romero/MANILA...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and other govenrment agencies have signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the "Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act," which aims to address the challenges being faced by the country's labor sector. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the...
Household workers in Region III are set to receive an increase to their monthly wage rate starting Monday, April 1, after the Central Luzon's wage board approved an increase in the daily minimum wage, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced. In a statement, DOLE said the wge...
An earlier-anticipated rollback in pump prices had been demolished after Friday (March 15) trading, hence, the prices of gasoline and kerosene commodities have been calculated to go up slightly next week, according to the oil companies. The industry players estimated that the price of gasoline...
Many Filipinos start their day with a cup of hot chocolate made from "tsokolate" or "tablea" which has a rich history and tradition. However, the traditional mixing process can be time-consuming, which led the Department of Science and Technology- Industrial Technology Development Institute...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Friday, March 15 that the investigation into the perpetrators of the recent cyber attack on the House of Representatives (HOR) website is still ongoing. Photo from Pixabay In a DZBB interview, DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Dy...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the launching of "Gift of a Tree" application at Camp O'Donell in Capas, Tarlac on March 13, 2024. (Photo by Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. visits a detachment of the Naval Installations and Facilities-Northern Luzon in Casiguran, Aurora on March 14, 2024. (Photo by DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. paid a visit at a naval...
