The Senate is set to begin plenary debates on the bill which would institutionalize the practice of extended producers responsibility (EPR) on their plastic packaging waste. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) Before the upper chamber adjourned sessions for a monthlong break Wednesday night, September...
Senator Cynthia Villar has pushed the passage of the bills thate would establish three more marine hatcheries in the country. Senator Cynthia Villar (Office of Sen. Villar) Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, sponsored on Tuesday, September 28, three House bills for...
Of Trees and Forest Former Senate President Manny Villar In my column last week, I talked about several innovations we introduced in order to adapt to the changing retail experience brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. From self-checkout kiosks that minimize physical contact between staff and...
The Senate on Monday, Sept. 27 approved on third and final reading five local bills that seek to declare five “ecologically vital areas” as protected sites under the National Integrated Protected Areas Systems (NIPAS). Approved were House Bill No. (HBN) 9329 or the Banao Protected Landscape Act...
Agricultural goods are expected to reach bigger market hubs in the municipality of Labason, Zamboanga del Norte with the completion of two road projects in the area. AGRI ROADS-- Two road projects in the municipality of Labason, Zamboanga del Norte were recently completed. These are expected to...
Motorists will be able to gain access to the viaduct section of the Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link Project starting Oct. 1, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced. OPENING SOON-- The viaduct section of the 1.48-kilometer BGC-Ortigas Center Road Link will...
More than 1.48 million jobs have been generated under the government's Build, Build, Build (BBB) infrastructure program during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, Sept. 24. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Public Works and...
Flooding woes in some parts of Cavite are expected to be addressed now that the two flood water reservoir projects in the province are completed. CAVITE BASINS-- The key retarding basins that are expected to end the flooding woes in the province of Cavite were inaugurated Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021...
The NLEX Connector is on track to finish construction by first-quarter next year as the toll road’s first five-kilometer section is now half complete, a unit of the Metro Pacific Tollways announced. NLEX-Connector_Board-Map-scaled J. Luigi L. Bautista, NLEX Corp. president and general manager...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Ginni Rometty, the first woman to lead IBM, once said, “The only way you survive is you continuously transform into something else. It’s this idea of continuous transformation that makes you an innovation company”. This idea could not...
A district engineering office in Cotabato City has been transferred to the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). DONE DEAL -- Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar and Bangsamoro Ministry of Public Works Minister Eduard U....
Senators Cynthia Villar and Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao remain the wealthiest members of the Senate, according to their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) for 2020. Senator Cynthia Villar (Office of Sen. Villar) A summary of the SALNs obtained from the Senate's website Monday,...
