The Department of Tourism (DOT) has pledged its support for the continuity of the government's infrastructure programs, saying that these projects have helped boost tourism activities in the country. Clark International Airport (Photo from BCDA) Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat made the...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) clarified that all commodities flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) for lack of import permits were released after the correct duties and taxes, including excises, were properly collected. (Photo from BOC Port of NAIA Facebook page) In a statement Monday, July 19,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it has begun the training of 99 newly-recruited immigration officers who will be deployed to the different international airports in anticipation of the complete reopening of the country's borders following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said it's up to employers to decide whether or not they would let their employees work from home amid the threat of the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Fusion Medical Animation/...
Thirty-one national bridges in Eastern Visayas are undergoing widening works in an effort to improve the region's road network, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. BUSY WITH BRIDGES--A total of 31 national bridges are being widened in Eastern Visayas, all of which are poised...
Commuter group The Passenger Forum (TPF) has welcomed the decision of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to keep the number coding scheme suspended even as commuters continue to grapple with limited public transportation options. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) MMDA...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will ask President Duterte to certify the so-called "Endo" bill as an urgent piece of legislation. (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting) DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III made this announcement Monday, July 19 during a virtual press briefing. "A...
Over 26,000 anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been flown to Tacloban City in Leyte by the Philippine Airlines (PAL). VaccineToTacloban01 VaccineToTacloban02 PAL Spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said the plane arrived at Daniel Romualdez Airport in Tacloban early morning Monday, July 19....
The opening of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge that connects the cities of Mandaluyong and Makati has been slightly pushed back to the first week of August. The Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced during...
Electricity consumer group Power for People Coalition (P4P) has again criticized Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi, who it described as more preoccupied with political intramurals than his supposed main function with the agency. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA...
