Rep. Mark Enverga recently distributed assistance to farmers and fishermen affected by calamities in the island-municipalities of Burdeos and Pollilo in Quezon. ENVERGA Enverga turned over 80 fishing boats to fishermen and 229 sacks of fertilizers and agricultural inputs such as hybrid...
Senator Mark Villar, chairman of the Senate trade committee, has filed a bill allowing the use of digital copy of identification cards (IDs) in government transactions. In filing Senate Bill (SB) 1856, Villar explained that IDs play a significant role in society. In fact, in the Philippines, a...
Baguio lone district Rep. Mark Go (Facebook) The full rehabilitation of Baguio's famous and iconic Kennon Road is set to begin next year. This was learned from Baguio lone district Rep. Mark Go's recent meeting with Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official, including Secretary Manuel...
Roman Catholics will commemorate on Tuesday, April 25, the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist (San Marcos Evangelista), the author of the second Gospel of the Holy Bible and the founder of Christianity in Africa. St, Mark (Catholic News Agency) As one of the Catholic faith’s most popular saints,...
Coconuts (Unsplash) The key to ensuring the proper implementation of Republic Act (RA) No.11524, otherwise known as the “Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act", is to keep the farmers' registry updated. House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman and Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido...
BEST OF THE BEST Asia’s 50 Best Bars to hold ceremony in Hong Kong, highlighting the city as a breeding ground for cocktail-making talent and creativity (Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Tourism Board) Asia’s very best bartenders and drinks industry talent will gather in Hong Kong this July as the...
University of Santo Tomas secured the commitments of two promising rookies with Mark Llemit and Jun Melecio opting to join the Growling Tigers. *UST coach Pido Jarencio with Mark Llemit and Jun Melecio* "Exciting para sa amin yung addition nitong dalawang rookies. Mas lalalim yung guard rotation...
Senator Mark Villar has sought the installation of timers in traffic lights and pedestrian lights in urban and rural areas to signal the flow of vehicles and pedestrians along the road. In filing Senate Bill (SB) 1959 to be known as the “Traffic Lights and Pedestrian Lights Timer Act”, Villar...
The consul general of the United States (US) Embassy in the Philippines said that the visa application processing was “almost” back to normal levels after several months of backlogs created by the Covid-19 pandemic and other factors. Mark McGovern, consul general of the US Embassy in Manila,...
For the longest time, iconic artworks have been the source of inspiration for many fashion designers. Think of Yves Saint Laurent’s The Mondrian dress, Versace’s pop art fashion, and our very own Michael Cinco and his couture collection in homage to Gustav Klimt, among others. Fashion imbued...
House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman and Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga confirmed on Tuesday afternoon, March 28 that the panel has lifted the contempt order on two cold storage company officials. The duo, Michael Ang and George Ong, director and general manager,...
Showing once again that it means business, the House Committee on Agriculture and Food cited in contempt on Tuesday night, March 21 another two resource persons in the panel's ongoing investigation on agricultural hoarding-slash-price manipulation. Cited in contempt and ordered detained for 10 days...
