A new Philippine president. A new plenary hall. A new House Speaker. The main Philippine flag inside the House plenary hall (PPAB) The House of Representatives will have the imagery of a new beginning--a clean slate of sorts--going for it when it finally starts the first regular session of the 19th...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that four variants of the popular instant noodle brand Lucky Me! are safe for consumption. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The FDA said that Lucky Me! Pancit Canton Extra Hot Chili, Pancit Canton Regular,...
Roman Catholics commemorate Thursday, July 14, the feast day of Saint Camillus (San Camilo) de Lellis, the universal patron of hospitals, nurses, doctors, and the sick. St. Camillus (Manila BUlletin file) Special masses in honor of the revered founder of the Order of Clerks Regular Ministers to the...
Malacañang has declared July 9, 2022, a regular holiday in the entire country in observance of Eid'l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. Proclamation No. 2 declaring July 9, 2022, a regular holiday in the entire country in observance of Eid'l Adha (The Feast of Sacrifice) Executive Secretary Vic...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday, April 4, that it has mandated employers to provide double pay for workers who will render services on the declared regular holidays this month. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that workers who will report to work on regular...
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan--PROMDI Party presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday, March 3, vowed to pursue the regularization of non-elective barangay personnel and the implementation of salary standards for barangay workers throughout the country. (Photo from Manny Pacquiao's...
The Senate will resume sessions on Monday, January 17, and tackle more than 30 measures that are either pending for approval on third and final reading, for interpellation and for sponsorship. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that among the priority measures that the Upper...
Regular sessions will resume on Monday, Jan. 17 in the House of Representatives after the leadership decided to no longer extend the two-week lockdown it imposed as part of precautionary measures against the spread of COVID-19 infection. House of Representatives empty plenary Secretary General Mark...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded employers on Friday, Dec. 24, to observe the proper payment of wages to their workers for the holidays this month. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "It's the duty of employers to provide the rightful wages and benefits entitled to their workers...
Malacañang is yet to make official the declaration of Nov. 29, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2021 as special working days ahead of a planned three-day nationwide vaccination drive. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Despite this, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles found it best to explain to Filipinos how...
The Pasig City government has passed Ordinance No. 39, Series of 2021, which will create almost 1,000 regular job positions pursuant to the city’s regularization program on Nov. 11. Ordinance No. 39, “An Ordinance Creating Additional Permanent Positions for Various Departments and Offices...
Not only is Deputy Speaker and BUHAY Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza in favor of relaxing stringent restrictions against plenary hall presence of congressmen, he wants the prohibition lifted entirely so that all Lower House members can participate in actual lawmaking. Deputy Speaker and Buhay Partylist...
