Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre "Bebot" Bello III has won the "Natatanging Cagayano Award" in the Dangal ng Lahing Cagayano 2021, the DOLE Regional Office (RO) 2 bared. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) Bello, who traces his roots in...
A motorized wooden boat locally known as "jungkong" loaded with a hundred master cases of cigarettes was intercepted off the waters of Manalipa Island in Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Friday, July 16. OH NO YOU DON'T--A delivery of a P3.5-million shipment of smuggled cigarettes...
Various development projects worth P40 million were launched by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in two barangays in Ilocos Sur on Friday, July 16. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (second from right), vice chairman of the National Task Force...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have partnered for another project that seeks to protect Manila Bay's waters from further pollution. (From left to right) Pasay Rep. Antonio Calixto, Pasay Mayor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano,...
Several new roads have been completed in the central part of Iloilo, benefiting far-flung farming communities in the province, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. NEW ROADS--Three new roads in far-flung communities in the central part of Iloilo were recently completed by the...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 welcomed on Friday, July 16 the results of two recent surveys which showed that the willingness of Filipinos to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has increased. An airport employee receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot during the...
A China Airlines flight carried 1.15 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines into the country on Friday morning, July 16. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The latest batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, which was purchased by the private sector,...
Local government units (LGUs) that will end up mishandling the supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines allotted to them will pay a heavy price, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. warned Friday, July 16. Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority--which refer to...
Seventy-nine criminal and administrative cases have been filed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) against erring importers and brokers over the last six months, the agency said Friday, July 16. (Photo courtesy of the BOC) A total of 167 individuals were the subject of the complaints filed by the...
Reusable tin water tumblers or bottles have been helping minimize plastic pollution, but some of them could be slowly poisoning you. HARMLESS-LOOKING--The EcoWaste Coalition detected high levels of lead content in the surface coating of these refillable water tumblers. (Photo from the EcoWaste...
More than 1.15 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Friday morning, July 16. The life-saving jabs were purchased through a tripartite agreement between the local private sector led by the "Go Negosyo" Foundation, the...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), bagged a Silver Stevie® Award under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Response category during this year's Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. (Photo from LRMC) "We are honored and grateful for this...
