The Senate has ratified the bicameral committee report on the bill that seeks to institutionalize the government’s "One Town, One Product" (OTOP) Program. Sen. Mark Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, and sponsor of the measure, reported the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With a unanimous vote of 268-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the measure that will institutionalize the “One Town, One Product” (OTOP) program. Embodied in House Bill (HB)...
Lan Fong Yuen has day in and day out led a flock of foodies to its lair of old-world charms, replete with the odds and ends of traditional Chinese furnishings SIMPLICITY IS KEY Lan Fong Yuen may not look like much, but it' a landmark for foodies in Hong Kong (Photo from Hong Kong Tourism Board)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, Feb. 17, that it has completed the construction of a P173.7-million bridge that interconnects the far-flung communities in the town of Maria Aurora in Aurora province. DPWH photo In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, DPWH...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, Feb. 13, pressed the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to file criminal cases against delinquent operators of Small Town Lottery (STL), especially those who disappear after failing to remit their earnings to its office. Padilla made the...
LAGUNA - Authorities arrested eight employees of Ramloid Corporation, a small-town lottery (STL) agent corporation, for allegedly stealing the pot money on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The Laguna Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspects as alias Jonathan, alias Rodmark, alias Albert, alias...
This aerial view shows a damaged pier is split in Capitola, California, on January 9, 2023. A massive storm called a "bomb cyclone" by meteorologists has arrived and is expected to cause widespread flooding throughout the state. (JOSH EDELSON / AFP) LOS ANGELES, United States – The...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go was hailed an adopted son of Enrile, Cagayan and Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro through resolutions filed by the towns' respective Sangguniang Bayans. The recognitions were presented to him during his visits to Enrile on December 18 and in Sablayan on December 19....
TECH4GOOD Monchito B. Ibrahim, former DICT Undersecretary During the last three weeks, a breakthrough innovation suddenly popped out of nowhere to create excitement in the technology space which has been relatively dull since the start of 2022 where mass layoffs, downward spiraling stock prices,...
The upgrade of the Monsanas- Upper Dimorok-Lower Dimorok Road will improve mobility and the transport of goods in Zamboanga del Sur, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Dec. 19. DPWH Regional Office 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia reported that the newly-paved...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, Dec. 9, that it was seeking to improve public participation in government accountability by holding town meetings. Photo by Davao del Sur Provincial Information Office The DILG Davao Region (Region 11) recently held the "Dagyaw...
SENIOR BYAHERO I was looking intensely at the old marble holy water stoup or “pila de agua bendita” at the entrance of the church. It has marking that says “Pueblo de Jimenez 1878. Dona d Ygnacio Tamarong.” I ran my fingers along its basin which has already darkened with age. Who is Ygnacio...
