Fully vaccinated travelers are now allowed to visit Baguio City even without a negative swab test result, provided that they present a valid vaccination card or certificate as proof that they have already completed their jabs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). THEY’RE BACK – Tourists...
There shouldn't be any price increase as far as tilapia sourced from Taal Lake is concerned even with the Taal Volcano's continued unrest, a regional director from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) clarified on Monday, July 5. NORMAL SIGHT--Owners and caretakers attend to their...
The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were repatriated as a result of the hardships caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has officially breached the 600,000-mark. (Screengrab from Facebook live) "Ang kabuuang bilang po ng mga napauwi na na mga kababayan nating OFWs ay...
A good chunk of the farm lots that has been awarded to farmers in Batangas, Cavite, Cebu, Mindoro, and Misamis Oriental could be recalled and reallocated to other beneficiaries once proven that the agricultural lands were either sold or abandoned. (Photo courtesy of DAR) The Department of Agrarian...
Cavite's garbage problem must be addressed if the pollution of Manila Bay has any achance of getting solved. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (Photo from DENR Facebook Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu had this to say in his recent talk with officials of the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) continues to partner with WarnerMedia's Cartoon Network in pushing for safe travels around the country amid easing restrictions. (Screengrab from DOT's SAFETRIP campaign video with Scarlet Snow Belo and The Powerpuff Girls) To send this message across, the latest...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a French national who is wanted in his country for the sexual abuse of minors. Operatives from the BI’s fugitive search unit identified the wanted sex offender as Pascal Didier Gillot, 53. He was nabbed along A. Masangkay Street in San Roque,...
Disaster response teams from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have been activated as the magmatic unrest of Taal Volcano persists. Taal Volcano (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that a total of 826 personnel with 107...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has padlocked 207 businesses nationwide during the first five months of the year for various tax offenses under its "Oplan Kandado" program. This effort by the agency involves temporarily shutting down the businesses by virtue of their tax violations. BIR Deputy...
