More than 1,300 kilometers (km) of roads and 286 individual bridges have been built and improved in the Caraga region since 2016, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. (MANILA BULLETIN) To date, a total of 1,321 km of roads have been constructed, rehabilitated, and widened within...
Over 15,000 infrastructure projects have been built across the different provinces of Central Luzon in the past five years as part of the Duterte administration's mission to spur countryside development. CLLEX (Photo from DPWH) From 2016 to 2020, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)...
Local Waters Utilities Administration (LWUA) Acting Administrator Jeci A. Lapus has passed away, the agency has confirmed. LWUA Acting Administrator Jeci A. Lapus speaks during a press conference at the agency’s headquarters in Quezon City last February 8, 2021. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has affirmed its support for the Anti-Red Tape Authority’s (ARTA) all-out campaign against “fixers". Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica sticks a poster at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in East Avenue, Quezon City to...
True to its commitment, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) brought its mobile material recovery facility (MMRF) to Barangays San Isidro and Pio del Pilar in Makati City on Wednesday, July 14 as part of its one-two punch against the solid waste problem in the metropolis. MMDA...
Filipino workers with deployment papers to Israel can now heave a sigh of relief. (Photo by Cole Keister/ Unsplash) This, after Department of Labor and Employment-Information and Publication Service (DOLE-IPS) Director Rolly Francia announced in a virtual press briefing Wednesday afternoon, July 14...
Motorists will finally gain access to the first 18-kilometer (km) portion of the 30-km Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) starting tomorrow, Thursday, July 15. FINALLY ACCESSIBLE--The Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX), which connects Tarlac City to Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija, will be...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) hailed the Philippines' retention of its "Tier 1" classification in the United States (US) government’s trafficking in persons (TIP) index. (Photo by Kevin Lanceplaine/ Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the bureau fully appreciated the 2021 TIP report of...
The late Eddie Garcia and Tony Mabesa--two legends of Philippine cinema--will be among the artists who will be bestowed with this year's "Ani ng Dangal" award, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) announced. The late Eddie Garcia (left) and Tony Mabesa (File photo) The Ani ng...
Environmental groups are set to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) a 2019 order from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that sets the rules on the establishment and operation of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT), through its marketing arm, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has so far disbursed over P100 million to support the projects of destinations that have vowed to focus on "smart tourism" in the country. THEY’RE BACK – Tourists ride boats at Burnham Park in Baguio...
The president of the Philippine Amalgamated Supermarkets Association, Inc. finds nothing wrong with the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) pursuit of certain standards on popular Filipino dishes, including everyone's beloved adobo. Steven Cua (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Steven Cua believes...
