It's the House of Representatives' turn to look into the controversial onion price surge on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Onions at a Quezon City mall (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as the Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Quezon 1st district Rep. Mark Enverga will hold a briefing on...
The setting of “surge” prices on fares should not be dependent on a single transport company or even on the supply and demand, according to Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III. "What we would like to establish is what time can a company...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has committed to come up with the decision on the issue of surge fees and other fees being imposed by Grab Philippines to its customers before the end of this month. Following the hearing it conducted on Tuesday, Jan. 10, the LTFRB...
Philippine Ambassador to Beijing Jaime FlorCruz has assured that the situation of Filipinos in China remain in good condition despite the spike in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks. Patients with Covid-19 are pictured in beds at Tangshan Gongren Hospital in China’s northeastern city of Tangshan on...
Amid the continuous surge of the northeast monsoon, locally called "amihan," Baguio City's air temperature on Saturday morning, Jan. 7, dropped to 14.6°C. Baguio City (COMMONS WIKIPEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE PHOTO) Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is open to studying ways for the province to help bring down the price onions. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep.Sandro Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a press briefing with reporters in his district office...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro doesn't think that implementing a suggested retail price (SRP) on onions can solve the outrageous price surge for the produce. "Imposing a suggested retail price (SRP) on onions is at best a band aid solution to the exceedingly high prices of onions in the...
Passengers walk at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong on December 28, 2022. (Philip FONG / AFP) SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea took steps on Friday to limit travelers from mainland China, imposing visa restrictions, testing requirements and limiting flights as Beijing...
Can this House bill (HB) filed at the beginning of the 19th Congress be able to address the current runaway prices of onion? (Unsplash) Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Suansing authored HB No.1379, or the proposed Act creating the Philippine Onion Research Institute. Suansing filed the...
BEIJING, China – The United States joined nations imposing Covid tests on travelers from China after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases, but the EU's health agency said Thursday such measures weren't warranted in the bloc. A health worker takes a swab sample from a...
A passenger wearing protective gear is seen at a train station in Beijing on December 28, 2022. Noel CELIS / AFP BEIJING, China -- The United States is the latest in a growing number of countries to impose restrictions on visitors from China after Beijing abruptly removed a major impediment to...
THE RIGHT MOVE With the incessant problem of traffic jams, even car owners have been opting to take the much more convenient car services offered by transport network companies (TNC). In the Philippines, we do not have as many choices as they do in other countries as there are not many TNCs,...
