House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has recently admitted to congressmen that one of the reasons for the delay of the National Broadband Project (NBP) was the wrong choice of pipe for its fiber optics. In an...
Senator Francis “Chiz’’ Escudero is pressing for higher compensation for victims of unjust imprisonment and violent crimes. This will be done through amendment to Republic Act (RA) 7309 that created the Board of Claims (BOC) under the Department of Justice (DOJ) more than three decades ago, he...
The implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) next year is expected to improve the country's Internet speed. (Headway/ Unsplash) Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez who noted that P1.5 billion worth of funds have been allocated to the Department of Information and Communications...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has granted the request of Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon to allow access of students and residents of a government housing project to roads inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation. Last Nov. 11, Biazon sent a letter to BuCor Officer-in-Charge Gregorio Pio...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon commended and thanked new Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Officer-in-Charge Gregorio Pio Catapang to allow people, especially students, to pass through the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in Barangay Poblacion. In an interview with GMA News’ “Balitanghali” on...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon said the city government should be consulted and must be part of the planning regarding the development of the vast New Bilibid Prison (NBP) land located in Barangay Poblacion. “My position on NBP land development is that the local government should not only be...
Personnel at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa arrested a female visitor after she tried to smuggle in P2.38 million worth of suspected shabu on Sunday, July 10. Southern Police District (SPD) director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg identified the suspect as Raquel Zuñiga, 33, a resident of...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has approved a resolution modifying a route in Muntinlupa to allow jeepneys to reach a government housing project. In September 2020, the LTFRB approved memorandum circular 2020-046 creating additional routes for jeepneys in Metro...
The camp of detained reelectionist Senator Leila de Lima dared former Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to answer the revelations of co-accused-turned-state witness Rafael Ragos, former Bureau of Corrections officer-in-charge, that he was forced to pin down and connect the lawmaker to the...
Presidential candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson expressed his willingness to go after unsettled taxes in order tp finance crucial projects of his government, including a national broadband plan (NBP) designed to significantly improve Internet connection services across the country. Speaking from the...
Recognizing the need for informal settlers to be relocated within and near the same city, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, March 1, promised that no one will be left behind in her housing and relocation projects should she win in the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo is the guest...
The prisoner who died after being shot by fellow inmates escaping from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa on Jan. 17 has been identified. Michael Dullavin, earlier described by the Muntinlupa police as a 46-year-old minimum security prisoner at the NBP, passed away on Jan. 18, according to...
