Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III is pushing for the amendment to a 15-year old maritime convention of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to give seafarers more protection while on high seas. (Photo from Unsplash) In a virtual gathering of global maritime and seafaring industry leaders...
The Philippines’ innovation ranking slipped to the 51st spot out of the 132 economies in this year’s Global Innovation Index (GII). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) But the country remained at the fourth spot among the 34 lower middle-income group economies, and at the 11th spot among the 17...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is pushing for eased leisure travel protocols such as the lifting of age restrictions and shorter quarantine days for tourists who have been fully vaccinated. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat poses beside the Express Lane for fully...
As his heated exchange with Senator Richard Gordon continues, President Duterte said the Department of Health (DOH) should look into reports of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests conducted by the Philippine Red Cross being false positives. President Duterte and Philippine Red Cross Chairman Senator...
A leader of the opposition Makabayan bloc welcomed on Monday, Sept. 20 the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to allow limited face-to-face classes in 120 schools in the country. STUDENTS Asst. Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro said the welcome development in the...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has slammed the irregularities on the implementation of the agency'sTulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD program as more complaints surfaced in the past days. A beneficiary of the Department...
Reports of the existence of an Online Kopyahan (cheating) Facebook group should be a serious cause for concern of the country’s educators as “it exposes the limits of the current education set-up” in the country. Rep. Fidel Nograles rostrum Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles warned that...
Three more overseas Filipinos died of COVID-19 infections over the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In a weekly bulletin, the DFA recorded 41 new COVID-19 cases and 63 new recoveries among Filipinos abroad for the same period....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) enjoined the public on Monday, Sept. 20, to celebrate the National Family Week (NFW) on Sept. 20 to 27. (Unsplash) This year's theme, "Pamilya at Teknolohiya: Magkabalikat na Mapagtagumpayan ang Hamon ng Pandemya" focuses on the positive role...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured on Monday, Sept. 20, that it is set to augment the resources of the local government units (LGUs) during the implementation of the alert level system with granular lockdowns. (PNA) Pursuant to the Memorandum Circular No. 11 series of...
PMFTC Inc., the local affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI), remained the country’s largest cigarette manufacturer in terms of sin tax contributions to government revenue, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed. PMFTC Based on the DOF’s analysis, the company behind the...
The Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX), the country’s biggest and government-organized travel trade expo, kicked off on Monday, Sept. 20, a hybrid edition for the second straight year amid the pandemic. The Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) 2021 is now in full swing as a hybrid event for the...
