The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Wednesday, Jan. 5, inspected the hotels being used as COVID-19 quarantine facilities for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). The police conducted the surprise inspections following the issue involving the so-called "Poblacion Girl" who breached the quarantine...
The Pasay City police have deployed additional personnel to the 18 hotels in the city being used as quarantine facilities following a surprise inspection to ensure their compliance with quarantine protocols. The surprise inspections were conducted to ensure that a repeat of the incident in Makati...
Officials of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted an inspection of its jails in Metro Manila on Friday, Dec. 31, to check the facilities and living conditions of the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). BJMP chief Director Allan Iral reminded his men to ensure that the health...
The number of establishments that have been compliant with the government's health and safety protocols increased this year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Friday, Dec. 17. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Assistant Secretary Ma. Teresita Cucueco said that compared to last...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has suspended all labor inspection activities this December to allow the agency to dispose of all pending labor standards cases and prepare the inspection program for 2022. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) welcomed the decision of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to withdraw its latest order on new labelling requirements for imported meat. 43979 In a letter to DA, PAMPI thanked DA Secretary William Dar for his decision to order the...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) intercepted 31 parcels of suspected marijuana with an estimated street value of P324,000 in an anti-illegal drug operation in Dasmariñas City, Cavite on Thursday night, Nov. 4. (PDEA photo) Aided by the narcotics detection dogs “Jack”...
EDITORS DESK When first announced by the Land Transportation Office (LTO,) the Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS) requirement prior to registration drew a lot of flack from motorists. The resistance was understandable as it was introduced at the height of the pandemic and the initial...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday, Oct. 21, reiterated that the mandatory inspection of motor vehicles at private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVICs) is still suspended. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after Metro...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has signed a memorandum circular directing barangay captains to designate one contact tracer for every barangay which population does not exceed 5,000 residents. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the move is part of the department's efforts...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) unveiled on Tuesday, Sept. 21, a newly developed food inspection checklist (FIC) and grading system tools to ensure the compliance of food service establishments (FSEs) to food safety. From the livestream of...
The Senate adopted on Tuesday, August 24, a resolution "strongly condeming" the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for continuing its motor vehicle inspection system (MVIS). Senate of the Philippines' plenary hall (Senate PRIB) No senator objected to the ratification of an unnumbered resolution...
