OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo By this afternoon, we expect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to announce that it’s keeping its monetary policy stance of accommodating growth and looking through what it believes to be a temporary rise in inflation. This outcome is a foregone...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson has added the ‘One Town, One Product’ (OTOP) policy of the incumbent leadership to the growing list of programs that he plans to continue under his possible administration once he is elected as the 17th president. The OTOP is a...
Senatorial candidate Gilbert Teodoro on Friday said the country’s foreign policy should be handled by career experts. Teodoro, a former secretary of the Department of National Defense, said he believes the Philippine’s foreign policy would be more stable if it is handled by career professionals...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate wants the Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into the Department of Agriculture's (DA) alleged pro-important policy for what he described as "economic sabotage". (Office of Bayan Muna...
The "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy for commuters using public transportation in Metro Manila has been lifted on Tuesday, Feb. 1, as the capital region moved back into the more relaxed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Alert Level 2, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. (NOEL PABALATE /...
The interval of the first and second dose for AstraZeneca vaccine was shortened amid concerns raised by those inoculated by the Europe-made vaccine over the implementation of the no vaccination, no ride policy, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. In a...
Malacañang said that the "No Vaccine, No Ride" policy being implemented in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be lifted if and when Metro Manila gets deescalated to Alert Level 2 since the said restriction only applies to Alert Level 3 and higher. A “No Vaccination, No Ride” sign is seen...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) stands by its policy of enforcing the “no vax, no ride’’ policy starting Feb. 26, saying it is a “valid exercise of the police power of the government. DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the policy is part of the...
61600 By middle of next month, only vaccinated individuals can ride public transport in the metropolis. There will be no more exemptions. Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers in industries and establishments allowed to operate in the National Capital Region (NCR) under the existing...
The government has set a deadline for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers in Metro Manila to complete their COVID-19 jabs to continue using public transportation under the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, the Department of...
Discussions about Martial Law occupy "fairly limited" space in textbooks, an assistant professor at University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman's Department of History said Tuesday, Jan. 25. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a virtual conference hosted by the Far Eastern University Public Policy...
President Duterte said that many Muslims in the country, particularly in Mindanao are resisting getting vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) possibly either because of their religion or culture. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File photo) Duterte made the statement after sharing a...
