ROME, Italy -- Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi signed on Tuesday a decree with fresh coronavirus containment measures. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (Xinhua / MANILA BULLETIN) The decree, to be effective from March 6 to April 6, extends to March 27 a ban on travel between Italy's 20...
With all the commotion and questions thrown back to the Department of Transportation and Land Transportation Office yesterday due to the implementation of the Child Restraint Seats (CRS) in Vehicles under The Child Safety in Motor Vehicle Act or RA 11229 , the department released a statement...
Children sitting in the appropriate seats for their age and height. Starting Feb. 2, 2021, children 12 years old and below will have to be in child restraint seats (CRS). This is in accordance with the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act of 2020 (Republic Act 11229). While it may be new to the...
In preparation for the implementation of the Republic Act 11229 or Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act in the Philippines, Buckle Up Kids PH hosted a virtual press conference last January 29, Friday. This is an effort to brief the parents on the law that is to be rolled out this February 2. Photo...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has made inflation adjustment to its schedule of fines, effectively raising by 10 percent the administrative penalties for violations of the competition law . In its Memorandum Circular No. 21-001 published today, (Jan. 25, 2021), the PCC has...
Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) is confident that with the government’s mechanization efforts, the production cost of palay will go down by more than 20 percent but by the end of 2024 yet. Photo by Timur Kozmenko on Unsplash Philmech Director for Applied...
The senate proposal to use excess rice tariff collections exclusively for cash aid for farmers may be discriminatory to some farmers, a top official from the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said. In a statement, FFF National Manager Raul Montemayor said the proposal, which is contained in...
EXO’s Chanyeol and Oh My Girl’s Arin (Twitter) K-pop boy band EXO member Chanyeol and girl group Oh My Girl’s Arin will be appearing in the new season of the SBS TV program “Law of the Jungle.” The new expedition team will go to the disputed Dokdo Island as well as the nearby Ulleungdo...
Filipino consumers will need to brace for increase in diesel prices next week that may range from P0.35 to P0.45 per liter; while kerosene prices may go up from P0.20 to P0.30 per liter. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) For gasoline products, based on the initial calculation of the oil...
Credit card users will have lower billing statements after November 3 with the adoption of ceilings on interest rate, finance charges and fees on all credit card transactions. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno ( Bloomberg ) “Starting on this date, interest or finance...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an article from Charlie A. V. Gorayeb, national chairman of CREBA (Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations, Inc.) The Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA) has appealed anew for immediate government intervention against the...
The Philippines remains in a strong fiscal position to meet the financial challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and ride out the global economic crisis, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the government has the financial muscles to reboot the...
