Actual construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam, pegged by the Duterte administration as its top solution to Metro Manila's water woes, may have to wait until next year because of delays in meeting some conditions, including consent from the affected indigenous peoples, according to the new...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) supports the proposed transfer of the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) from the Office of the President (OP) to the Department of Agriculture (DA). “It is very clear and logical that NIA should be under the DA, since all its activities are directly aimed at...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed the interzonal point-to-point travel of individuals from the National Capital Region (NCR) to areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ). Based on the Resolution No. 142 of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
Malacañang said the government's pandemic task force is set to discuss the possible reopening of cinemas in areas under the Alert Level 3, part of the new system being implemented in Metro Manila response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP / FILE PHOTO)...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Corrections and other related agencies to prioritize the modernization of the country’s correctional system to address the problem of jail congestion. Dela Rosa, during the Senate Finance Committee’s...
Celine Pialago, former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, filed Malasakit Movement Party-list’s Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. Malasakit Movement Party-list (Contributed Photo) Pialago was...
Customers of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. will experience a slight reduction in their water bills starting this month until October, following the government approval of the company’s fourth quarter Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA). As for the customers of Manila Water Company...
Changes in the alert level classifications of the National Capital Region (NCR) must be transparent and based on numbers. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion and Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP, a molecular biologist,...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has resumed the implementation of the annual confirmation requirement for pensioners, but it will no longer require personal appearance at the pension fund. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer announced the resumption...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has launched the National Quality Management System (NQMS) certifiable to the ISO 9001:2015 standards to enhance education service delivery and client satisfaction nationwide. (Photo from DepEd) Education Secretary Leonor Briones, in a statement issued Friday,...
The revised concession agreement (CA) between Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and Manila Water Company Inc. was supposed to take effect on September 30, but the two parties agreed to push it to a later date. 36025 This, according to Manila Water, will synchronize the date of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched Friday, Oct. 1, its “redesigned and improved” Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS, as well as its S-PaSS mobile app to provide better user experience to travelers and local government unit (LGU) users....
