BACOLOD CITY – After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Tanduay Rum Festival returns next month, as a prelude to the MassKara Festival here in October. LUCIO Tan III, president and chief operating officer of Tanduay Distillers Inc. and vice chairman of the Lucio Tan Group (LTG), speaks...
Inter-agency cooperation is vital to provide students ample supply of transportation while ensuring their safety from Covid-19, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista announced on Friday, July 15. The transport chief met with concerned government agencies to ensure...
The country's sugar supply may run out by August should the government prohibit the importation of sugar, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said. Sugar (MB File Photo) It noted that only one of the 13 refineries is operational as most of them stopped their operations in May. "If we rely on...
(FILE PHOTO) The country’s number of severe and critical Covid-19 cases might increase by August because of waning immunity and reduction in the compliance to the health protocols, the Department of Health (DOH). “Base doon sa scenario kung saan nakapasok ang mas transmissible na variants, may...
Government response to the COVID-19 Delta variant stymied domestic travel demand in August, slowing recovery, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). image006 Total demand for air travel in August 2021, measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs, plunged 56.0 percent...
iata-1 Demand for global air cargo continues to rise but pressure on capacity is surging as well, according to the latest International Air Transport Association (IATA) data. “Air cargo demand had another strong month in August, up 7.7 percent compared to pre-COVID levels," announced IATA...
Joint teams of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) destroyed a total of P20.23 million worth of marijuana plants in a raid on eight plantation sites during their August 24 to 25 operation in Tinglayan Kalinga. PDEA spokesperson Derrick Arnold...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed on Wednesday, Aug. 25, that it has extended the cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the qualified beneficiaries in Metro Manila to August 31. Previously the DILG has set August 25 as the deadline for the handing out of the financial...
After the government placed the National Capital Region (NCR) under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) up to the end of the month, Cebu Pacific (CEB) and Cebgo last night cancelled a number of flights from today, August 21, to August 31, 2021 but will continue to operate flights for...
After enduring a two-week hard lockdown, Metro Manila and two other provinces will downgrade to the second-highest quarantine level but with additional movement restrictions until the end of the month. (File photo/Manila Bulletin) The government's pandemic task force has focused on "targeted...
Amid the detection of the first case of the Lambda variant in the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said strict community quarantine protocols and adherence to public health standards are still the best protection against any variant of the...
The upsurge of Delta variant cases of the coronavirus disease (COVD-19) in Metro Manila may slow down the distribution of the cash assistance to the residents who are severely affected by the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, spokesperson of...
