The measure requiring Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel to be certified medical first responders and emergency medical technicians has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Unanimously passed on third...
Two more dead people were retrieved by the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) as their search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations continued in the earthquake-battered Turkiye, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed Wednesday, Feb. 15. Members of the urban search and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported the successful start of its nationwide roadshow that seeks to bring the capital market closer and more accessible to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In a statement, the Commission said more than a hundred officials and executives of...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that given the increase the increase in national tax allotment (NTA) shares, local government units (LGUs) will see a stronger exercise of autonomy once the full devolution is implemented. In a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 15, Budget Secretary...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed geologist Carlos Primo David as undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) geologist. He is the son of journalist-sociologist and known Marcos critic Randy David and the late former Civil Service Commission...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) advised the public to be vigilant and not to entertain text messages about "unclaimed" relief allowances. DSWD issued the statement on Wednesday, Feb. 15, following a report by a concerned citizen that there are circulating text messages...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe on Monday, Feb. 13, led the inauguration of this city’s mobile command center, a state-of-the-art van that can be deployed for rapid surveillance. ZAMBOANGA City’s state-of-art mobile command center was inaugurated on Monday, Feb. 13. (Zamboanga City LGU...
OF TREES AND FORESTS Former Senate President Manny Villar I am deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the strong earthquake that hit Türkiye and Syria. As I write this column, the death toll has already passed 28,000 per the report of the BBC. The death toll regrettably includes two...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The healing of the blind man at Bethsaida represents in a way the gradual understanding of the disciples regarding the identity of Jesus. The previous episode ends with Jesus’ question: “Do you still not understand?” (Mk 8:21). What is unusual about this healing is that it...
At the birthday dinner she threw for her closest friends at Blackbird, Heart Evangelista looked dazzling in the arm of lost-and-found escort—Senator Chiz Escudero Images Justin Louise Soriano REUNITED Senator Chiz Escudero joins Heart Evangelista for a birthday dinner she threw for her closest...
The impact of the recent state visit made by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. and the Philippine delegation to Japan will be felt within the next three years, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) disclosed on Tuesday, Feb. 14. DTI Asec. Glenn G. Peñaranda (Screenshot taken from...
Transforming consumption and production patterns will be vital in accelerating the country’s shift toward a more sustainable and climate-smart economy, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In the event Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028: From Plan to Action focusing on...
