Five former communist rebels received a total of P384,000 compensation in Abra for surrendering four high-powered and a handgun under the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP). Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’...
After President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. reportedly shut down a proposal to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Joey Salceda offered some solutions to the country’s domestic sugar supply issue. Read:...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has rejected the proposal to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar amid the rising prices of the commodity. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed the decision of the...
Citing their heroism and tough job, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is seeking the grant of incentives totaling at least P5,000 per month, along with other benefits and privileges, to qualified barangay health workers (BHWs). Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) This is...
Kalinga Party-list Rep. Irene Saulog has seemingly responded to viral calls for government to provide Filipinos with another round of "ayuda" or cash aid. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Saulog filed in the ongoing 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No.2022, or the proposed Act providing cash aid to all...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Thursday, July 7 expressed his belief it is high-time that the government should also prioritize coming up with a cash subsidy scheme for low to medium income class workers who are also reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, series of oil price...
DR. Gregorio Baccay III, acting bank officer V of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), discusses the security features of P1,000 polymer banknote during the Regional Roadshow on Philippine Currencies and Other BSP-Related Advocacies at the BSP Multi-Purpose Hall in Bacolod City Thursday, June 23....
The deployment cap for healthcare workers must be set at 5,000 per year, the president of a group of private hospitals said on Thursday, June 16. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) This is lower than the current 7,500 cap set by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in February....
WASHINGTON, United States – The bells at Washington National Cathedral rang out 1,000 times Monday, with each toll representing 1,000 deaths from Covid-19, as the United States closed in on the grim milestone of almost one million Covid dead. The National Cathedral The United States has...
A total of 26,299 out of the 33,286 registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) supervised jail facilities casted their votes in the May 9, 2022 polls. BJMP chief Director Allan Iral said that as of 2 p.m., there were zero untoward incidents in...
Pilot and wildlife photographer Floyd Pison Bermejo weighs in on the P1,000 bill's new look The Philippines has a myriad of symbols that embody the culture, heritage, and spirit of the Filipino people. Among the official ones, nothing is quite remarkable as the Philippine eagle. In 1995, the...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) asserted that the projection of a possible surge in Covid-19 cases next month, if public compliance to health protocols decreases, is based on...
