The latest figures from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Friday night, June 4, showed that tropical storm "Dante" has caused at least P82.46 million in agricultural damage to the country. media Based on the department's assessment report released at around 6 p.m., the losses to agriculture are...
A warehouse in Baclaran, Parañaque City was found to have P2 billion worth of counterfeit goods ranging from signature branded clothes to beauty products, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. FAKE, FAKE, FAKE-- Various imitations of signature branded footwear and clothing, as well as counterfeit...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat welcomed on Friday night, June 4 the government pandemic task force's decision to ease rules on certain fully vaccinated travelers. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Photo from DOT Facebook page) This, after the Inter-Agency Task...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda is looking into the possible contamination of Manila Bay via wastewater coming from dilapidated vessels at local shipyards. (Photo from DENR) Antiporda, the head of the Manila Bay Anti-Pollution Task Force,...
Employment and tourism opportunities are expected to flourish in the province of Aklan following the inauguration of the upgraded Kalibo International Airport (KIA), Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said. DOTr Secretary Arthur P. Tugade during the formal inauguration...
To ensure transparency and legitimacy of its operations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) finally began using body-worn cameras (BWCs) on Friday, June 4, nearly four years after teenager Kian Lloyd delos Santos died of police abuse in Caloocan City in 2017. The killing of the minor shook...
The repair of certain road sections of two main highways in the Metro Manila will resume over the coming weekend, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The affected sections of the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Circumferential Road 5 (C5)...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce recently met to tackle various issues of mutual concern including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the response to the tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), among others, the Department of...
Tropical storm (TS) "Dante" has claimed two more lives, pushing the total death toll to six as a result, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday, June 4. PAGASA tracking of tropical storm Dante (Courtesy of PAGASA) The NDRRMC said a 49-year-old man was...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) officials finally inaugurated the newly-rehabilitated passenger terminal building (PTB) of Kalibo International Airport in Aklan on Friday, June 4. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade (left) and CAAP Director...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has padlocked a Parañaque City grocery for alleged non-registration and non-payment of value-added tax (VAT) amounting to more than P21 million. (Photo by Roth Melinda / Unsplash) South National (NCR) Assistant Revenue Regional Director Saripuden Bantog...
The results of the Philippine National Police (PNP) investigation on the cop who mercilessly shot his female neighbor to death in Quezon City will be released in three to four weeks' time, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said Friday, June 4. An incensed PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar confronts PM/Sgt....
