Over the past weeks, jeepney drivers, operators, and the government have been at odds over the planned Jeepney phaseout in favor of more modern public utility vehicles (PUVs). Originally conceived in 2017 and for implementation in 2020, the government initiative has been delayed numerous times...
The government would have to shell out P64.2 billion for the modernization of public utility jeepneys (PUJ) and UV Express (UVE) vans if the subsidy will be raised to P360,000 per unit. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was learned by congressmen Thursday, March 9 during a public briefing of...
The Senate on Monday, March 6 approved on third and final reading the bill establishing a well-designed, well-systematized learning recovery program that would address pandemic-related learning loss. Twenty-two (22) senators voted yes to Senate Bill No. 1604 or the Academic Recovery and...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa chided on Friday, March 3, groups and individuals who called for the scrapping of the bill reviving the mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) following the death of an Adamson University chemical engineering student to hazing. Sen. Ronald...
PARIS, France -- Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday. Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent would shave off 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees...
To implement or not to implement the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is a hotly contested issue. There are vocal supporters and passionate oppositionists. Both have valid arguments and data showing why it is beneficial — or useless — to our nation. The consensus that is...
The plan of the government in phasing out the public utility jeepney (PUJ) should be given a second look, Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino said. Tolentino thus joined Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, in advocating the restoration of jeepney drivers’...
ILOILO CITY – To prevent low birth weight and stunting, the National Nutrition Council (NNC)-6 launched another phase of the supplementing feeding program for women and children in Western Visayas. NNC-6 Regional Coordinator Reginaldo Guillen said that Tutok Kainan Supplementation Program Phases...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, June 3 said the incoming Marcos administration should pursue the “Balik Probinsya” program in order to accelerate regional development so that more Filipinos living in rural areas can enjoy greater economic opportunities in the long run. Go is...
Baguio residents may now conveniently avail of the Professional Regulation Commission’s (PRC) services as a mobile outreach program is set to be conducted in the area on Saturday, July 2. (Professional Regulation Commission) Mobile services that will be offered include the application for...
The proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP) Act will be a boon to the existing Balik Scientist Program of the government, a ranking House of Representatives member underscored on Thursday, Feb. 23. (Unsplash) “We hope that our brilliant Filipino scientists, researchers...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Feb. 20 a total of 895 new Covid-19 cases were recorded during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 128 which is 19 percent lower than the cases on Feb. 6 to Feb. 12. DOH recorded...
