The Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Association (CREBA), the country’s largest property developers' group, has strongly urged the Senate to act now and pass the Malacanang-certified National Land Use Act (NLUA) bill, which provides a comprehensive use of land resources, after various...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Cebu terminated five job order (JO) personnel after they tested positive for illegal drug use during a recent surprise drug test. JOB order personnel of the Cebu City Markets Operations Division show up for a surprise drug test at the City Hall. Five workers...
(Pixabay) Take more decisive steps to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (EPRA) of 2022. This, in a nutshell, was Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's message to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, who had been...
As the country seeks to strengthen its connectivity with global partners in a post-pandemic world, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. cited the urgency of enacting a National Land Use Policy for the country, a priority legislative agenda of his administration. *President Ferdinand...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is one step closer to having a law on national land use. This, after the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Bill (HB) No.8162 or the proposed National Land Use Act (NLUA), via vote of 262-3-0...
The Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) finds plastic avoidance/reduction as extreme solution in addressing the plastic pollution and warning of its economic impact, especially to the poor. The local plastics industry issued this statement in connection with the Philippines’...
House of Representatives (PPAB) Another priority measure of the President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has moved forward in the House of Representatives. This, after the House Committee on Land Use approved in a hearing on Thursday, April 27 the substitute bill on the proposed national land use...
(MANILA BULLETIN) On the occasion of Earth Month this April, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Dutere is highlighting a measure he filed earlier in the 19th Congress seeking to regulate the manufacture, sale, use, and importation of single-use plastic products. The measure, House Bill (HB)...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Tuesday, April 4, renewed calls for pharmaceutical companies to apply for the Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) for Covid-19 bivalent vaccines as experts warned against the impact of long Covid in the workplace. With the country no longer under a state...
A proposal to impose carbon tax on the use of electricity to raise extra funds for initiatives against climate change is up at the House of Representatives. The measure was filed by Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. LRay Villafuerte, together with fellow congressmen from the province — his son Rep....
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia's drugs watchdog on Friday announced that psychedelic substances MDMA and psilocybin -- more commonly known as ecstasy and magic mushrooms -- will soon be used in the treatment of depression and post-traumatic stress. Psychiatrists will be able to prescribe the two...
Over two million Filipino active users spent 75,305 hours — equivalent to nine years — in digital lending applications on 2022 alone, according to consumer credit service Digido report released Monday, January 23. The ten digital lending platforms operating in the Philippines with applications...