Senators on Monday, April 22, urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to plan well its idea of adding another motorcycle lane in EDSA. Senate Public Services Committee Chair Sen. Grace Poe said that while the intention to decongest EDSA is understandable, she's curious as to how the agency...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Citing the recent pump price hikes, Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr., is calling for the early release of the government’s P2.5 billion fuel cash subsidy to public transport drivers. “Assuming the conditions...
A queue of tricycles (MANILA BULLETIN) Here's some good news for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers. Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. has assured the sector that it will receive P2.5 billion worth of financial aid or "ayuda"...
Angara gave this assurance to the country’s public school teachers. Previously known as the chalk allowance, the teaching supplies allowance is meant for the purchase of tangible or intangible supplies and materials, the payment of other incidental expenses, and the implementation or...
Nearly P6 billion will be spent on the funding of 1,834 new classrooms in 216 schools across the country. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of a special allotment release order (SARO) of P5.830 billion for the joint request of the Department of Public Works and...
President Marcos has appointed lawyer and medical doctor Erwin Erfe as the new deputy chief public attorney of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), Malacañang confirmed late Tuesday, April 2. Dr. Erwin Erfe (PAO Chief Persida Rueda-Acosta/X) Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil confirmed this...
Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday, April 2 praised President Marcos' creation of an inter-agency committee that will be tasked to oversee the government's right-of-way (ROW) activities for the country’s various railway projects. Under Administrative Order No. 19 s. 2024 recently...
Sen. Grace Poe called on water concessionaires to ensure continuous service and aim for zero interruptions for their customers as water shortage together with the intense heat could lead to an outbreak of diseases. "The heat is on, water is on high demand, and without it, our health is at risk,"...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) noted a decrease in apprehensions in this year’s “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Semana Santa and Summer Vacation 2024.” AN agent of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas inspects the tires of a passenger bus at the Cebu...
Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr. (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) The Marcos administration's vaunted Build, Better, More program will get a shot in the arm from the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, March 25 renewed his call for the public to exercise vigilance as the country wrestles against the outbreak of pertussis in some parts of Metro Manila. Commonly known as whooping cough, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code is poised to usher in a steady stream of strategic and high-quality investments that will bring benefits to all Filipinos. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the timely release of the PPP Code's implementing...
