The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has recorded over 4.4 million active users of Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS. Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS (DOST) S-PaSS serves as a one-stop online communication and coordination platform for...
In an effort to help Filipinos recover under the new normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched an advocacy “I Love Metro Manila (MM)” that hopes to uplift the spirits of Metro Manila residents and get back in life after the struggles the country experienced in...
Mannix Carancho (upper row, center) CEO and owner of Prestige International, and the new talents of Mannix Management The "M" has come as Mannix Carancho, CEO and owner of Prestige International, launched a talent management company in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Dubbed The Mannix Management, the...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) conducted a disaster preparedness webinar for persons with disability (PWDs), victims of calamities, and fisherfolk as it sought to promote inclusive disaster management among vulnerable populations. The National Disaster Risk...
A farmers group hit the proposal of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and Department of Health (DOH) to make vaccination mandatory for specific sectors and urged to make economic aid mandatory instead. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Presidential candidate Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, Nov. 5 urged President Duterte to give the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) authority to release excise tax proceeds on locally manufactured Virginia-type cigarettes for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to local government units...
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, Nov. 3, stood by the national government's face shield policy, citing added eye protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite fresh calls to scrap the mandate. Ricardo P. Cruz Sr. Elementary School in Taguig, City conducts a simulation of face...
Bukidnon 1st District Representative Maria Lourdes Acosta-Alba has sought passage of a bill that seeks to coordinate and ensure the sustainable development of coastal and marine resources of the Philippines. Acosta-Alba has filed House Bill No. 3136 or "An Act adopting Integrated Coastal Ecosystem...
Senators are eyeing a special provision under the proposed 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA) that would put an end to the practice of government agencies of transferring their funds to the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and the Philippine International...
Philippine business and labor groups have passed a joint resolution calling on the Duterte administration to act on 11 recommendations, including addressing corruption and passage of Bayanihan 3, to ensure safe reopening of the domestic economy and protect lives. The 10 groups under the Leaders’...
The Commission on Audit has flagged the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Program of popular tourist destination Boracay island. Boracay Island State auditors raised serious issues on the implementation of the SWMP after conducting a special audit on the collection and utilization of the...
The Sun Life Investment Management and Trust Corp. (SLIMTC) has appointed global financial giant Citi as its middle office service provider in the Philippines. In a statement, Mike Enriquez, SLIMTC president said the mandate made Citi the first bank in the country to onboard a middle office client,...
