The Department of Agriculture (DA) temporarily banned the importation of poultry products from Japan after the outbreak of avian influenza. In a statement on Thursday, Jan. 18, the DA said it issued a memorandum to block Japanese poultry like eggs, day-old chicks, and other products until further...
With the recent outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) found in parts of the United States, the Department of Agriculture (DA) banned the importation of poultry meat from California and Ohio. In a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 17, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said...
DAVAO CITY – The Vices Regulation Unit (VRU) collected around P11 million in fines and penalties imposed on violators of the anti-smoking ordinance, liquor ban, and sobriety ordinance and payment of certification fees for smoking areas and cigarette sale permits in 2023. DAVAO City earned...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) imposed a ban on the importation of all poultry products from Belgium and France in response to the recent outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds in these European nations. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...
Senator Imee Marcos believes that the current administration should strengthen the implementation of former president Rodrigo Duterte's Executive Order (EO) No. 28, which sought to regulate and control the use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices. Marcos made the remark on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, December 24 renewed his call for a ban on the sale, distribution, and use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices ahead of New Year festivities. Gatchalian said that while there has been a significant decrease in the number of fireworks-related...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has underscored the importance of shunning the use of firecrackers in the upcoming New Year revelry. In a Senate hearing on Monday, Dec. 18, Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, focused on the perennial issue of firecracker safety...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A seized 263 assorted firearms during the implementation of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections gun ban in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area. PRO 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas said these...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested 138 violators of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections gun ban in Western Visayas from August 28 to November 30. THE Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) conducts a checkpoint in Jaro, Iloilo City in line with the gun ban in the barangay elections. ...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 41 persons were arrested for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban in the barangay elections in Negros Occidental. A COMMISSION on Elections checkpoint manned by police officers in line with the barangay elections in Ilog, Negros Occidental on August...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Police seized 60 loose firearms during the implementation of the gun ban in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election period in this province from August 28 to November 28. As a result, this BSKE was most peaceful election ever in Nueva Ecija, said Police Col....
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 is set to implement a three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea under Fisheries Administrative Order No. 167-3 starting Wednesday, November 15. FISHING boats at the port of Concepcion, a town in northern Iloilo province....
