Dr. Jose P. Rizal The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill declaring June 19 of every year as a special working holiday to pay homage to Dr. Jose P. Rizal on the Philippine hero's birth anniversary. Receiving 175...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil (File photo) The Philippine National Police (PNP) revealed that it has dismissed from service 11 members of the Special Action Force (SAF), an elite police unit, due to their alleged involvement to unauthorized escort services...
Unveiling of the historical marker commemorating the 1898 Bacoor Assembly at the Cuenca Ancestral House by the city government of Bacoor and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines on August 1, 2023 (Photo from NHCP's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos has signed...
Malacañang has issued proclamations declaring special nonworking days in different localities for the month of December. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (file) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed the proclamations on Nov. 12. Proclamation No. 740 declared Dec. 2, Monday, a special...
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (left), Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has slammed what she called the "special treatment" of detained pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of...
The office of Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. expressed support for a proposal by Congress to move the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) 2025 polls to 2026, citing the need to review issues surrounding the elections. The Office of Special...
Malacañang has issued several proclamations declaring special nonworking holidays in different localities for November and December this year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (file photo) All proclamations were signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Oct. 22, except for...
The SM Group is expanding its footprint in Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Pampanga with the construction of a P2 billion multi-modal transport terminal, a convention center, and several hotels. In a statement, SM Investments Corporation said its integrated property in Clark is set to...
President Marcos has designated a parcel of land in Tarlac City as a special economic zone (SEZ). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Malacañang said Marcos created the SEZ through Proclamation No. 701. The new SEZ is in Barangay Lourdes in Tarlac City. Proclamation No. 701...
President Marcos has issued proclamations, declaring special non-working days in five localities in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), the holiday declarations were signed by Executive Secretary Lucas...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to improve the incentive regime for the upstream petroleum industry with the proposed ‘special allowance’ to be extended to operators in marginal petroleum blocks, as well as new plays and frontier acreages. In a draft DOE Circular, it has been...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has highlighted a pet measure that, if enacted, would further improve the good fortune of his home province. Villafuerte has filed in the current 19th Congress...
