The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has decided to postpone anew its investigation into the fatal misencounter between operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO) Senator Ronald...
President Duterte is not backing down from his bloody war on illegal drugs even if he ends up in jail. In his visit to Cagayan do Oro City Friday, the President said he is ready to go to prison over his relentless campaign against illegal drug trade, renewing his resolve to protect and preserve the...
These disposable masks are not going anywhere any time soon. It will be part of our lives for the time being, so we better make sure that we purchase brands that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Recently, FDA has announced in their advisory number 2021-0236 that these...
Food and agriculture exporters from other countries selling their products to the Philippines save millions of money because of the government's lenient food safety regulations, a local exporter said. Norberto Chingcuanco, co-convenor of Tugon Kabuhayan, said that while local exporters...
The year 2020 and what it had in store surprised us all— it changed our lifestyle in ways we never anticipated. With the implementation of strict lockdowns in different parts of the world, the Philippines included, to combat the threat of Covid-19 pandemic, this caused domino effects not just in...
The Philippines and Hungary signed three memorandum of understanding and agreed to push further bilateral economic relations with targeted sectors for cooperation, particularly startups, at the recent Second Session of the Philippine-Hungarian Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation held in Makati...
A tripartite agreement was signed today for the private sector donation to the government of 3-million dosage of COVID-19 vaccine, estimated to cost P700 million. The agreement “Angat Lahat: A Dose of Hope” was signed today by Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Nego Negosyo...
A trade and food safety expert expressed concerns over Filipino consumers’ growing appetite over imported products such as instant Korean and Chinese noodles that have untranslated food labels. This, and the unregulated entry of other imported agricultural products as far as food safety measures...
