If elected, aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo will enter into more bilateral labor agreements with other countries for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) During the virtual launch of the Solid Leni-Kiko Global on Friday,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has pushed for the use of electric vehicles, citing the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo courtesy of CHRG) In a virtual presser, DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Peña reminded the country's commitment to the Paris Agreement. Under...
The Senate will debate and probably vote on the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) when it resumes regular session on May 23. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives will hold plenary session for two weeks after the May, 2022 national and local...
A loan agreement amounting to 253.307 billion yen between the Philippines and Japan to fund the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (Phase 1) has been signed. (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy in the Philippines) Japanese Embassy in the Philippines said the official development...
The Muntinlupa City Council held a public hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 8, to investigate the severe water service interruption being experienced by customers of Maynilad Water Services in Muntinlupa and other cities and municipalities. The City Council’s Committee on Environment, chaired by Councilor...
7AC90E57-BEB9-49E2-97F4-D411E6F1D16F ROME, Italy — Pope Francis, a lover of classical music, made a surprise visit to a Rome record store to bless the premises -- and picked up some vinyl while there. The 85-year-old pontiff slipped into Stereosound, located across from the Pantheon, on...
President Duterte will be on full work mode during Christmas and New Year as he promised to continue visiting the provinces pummelled by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. President Rodrigo Duterte visits typhoon-hit Negros Occidental on Dec. 20, 2021 (Malacañang photo) Duterte, who is currently...
The Philippines and Mexico have reached an agreement to modernize the two nations' existing air transport pact to further boost their trade, tourism, and people-to-people exchange. AIR TRANSPORT PACT--Ambassador Demetrio R. Tuason (left) and Mexican Minister of Infrastructure, Communications and...
A total of 51 agriculture groups – composed of farmers, fishers, and producers – have joined forces to sign a petition against the mega trade deal, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The groups think the deal will result in further “import surges, price depressions, and...
A coalition of nearly a hundred agricultural organizations based across different parts of the country has made an appeal to the senate to delay its concurrence to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In a statement, Bayanihan sa Agrikultura said “the country will never gain...
The Pasay City government and SM Supermalls entered into an agreement for the establishment of Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) in the city on Monday, Dec. 6. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano and SM Supermalls president Steven Tan signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the use of the General Services...
The Cagayan State University (CSU) has adopted the abaca fiber composite technology developed by the Industrial Technology Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ITDI). (DOST/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) This, as the CSU and DOST-ITDI signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA)...
