The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (Ipophl) has announced that 40 groups and companies have joined its notice-and-takedown initiative aimed at tackling counterfeit and pirated goods in the online marketplace. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 21, IPOPHL said that among the...
Manila Central Post Office during the fire last year (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Tourism (DOT) said the cultural integrity of the Manila Central Post Office will not be compromised amid plans to turn the historic...
A book on friendship to be distributed under a 2025 project of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) sparked a hostile exchange between VP Sara Duterte and Senator Risa Hontiveros during the budget deliberations of a Senate finance subcommittee on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Vice President Sara...
TAIPEI – The Philippines is successfully leveraging on its economic advantage as its export to Taiwan posted substantial growth of 27.38% in this year’s first quarter for an aggregate value of $720.80 million, according to the Philippine Trade & Investment Center (PTIC) here. Conversely,...
LTO chief Vigor D. Mendoza II and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham Tolentino sign an agreement that will pave the way to the implementation of a single ticketing system in the City, which is one of the favorite vacation destinations near Metro Manila. (photo: LTO) With the volume of cars...
A smog blankets the skyline of Metro Manila on August 19, 2024 as monitoring stations of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recorded unhealthy air quality levels in some areas of Metro Manila the night before. This is suspected to be linked to heightened vog emissions from...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The 2025 budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) didn't push through as originally scheduled on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the House of Representatives. This was the first deviation from the...
Two senators welcomed the Office of the Ombudsman’s order for dismissal from service of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo for grave misconduct over her “willful attempt to violate the law” as a public official. Guo has been linked to the illegal activities of Philippine...
By KHALID HASSAN Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines What lies ahead for young people in the Philippines after they graduate? In many countries in the world, the situation for youth is more complex. It requires looking beyond unemployment, but on how they move between...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations has issued on Tuesday, Aug. 13, a subpoena duces tecum requiring the Commission on Audit (COA) to submit to the panel the audit report on the...
A 68-year-old drunk man was arrested after hacking his neighbors -- a mother and daughter -- with a bolo in Barangay Malanday, San Mateo, Rizal, on Monday, August 12. The bolo used in the crime. (Photos from Rizal PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) According to the investigation of the Rizal Police Provincial...
Senator Raffy Tulfo aired his belief that the so-called incentives or commissions attained from every traffic violation ticket issued should be discontinued because it opens doors to corruption. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Committee on Public Services hearing to discuss a proposed measure...
