Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has echoed calls for an immediate and stronger government interventions in the agricultural sector amid concerns of possible tighter supply of rice following India’s export ban. “What is important is our Department of Agriculture (DA); the government needs...
Senator Grace Poe has warned that the recent rice export curb by India could further increase global and local food prices. Sen. Grace Poe, in her privilege speech during the Senate plenary session, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, warns of a possible rice crisis in the country as India - the global leader...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Saying that Mayon Volcano could "erupt violently" anytime, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is seeking the exemption of national government agencies involved in relief work such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from the...
Private schools reiterated the dangers of prohibiting “No Permit, No Exam” policies as this may cause many private schools to close down. (Photo from Unsplash) In an open letter, the largest private school groups in the Philippines warned that banning “No Permit, No Exam” (NPNE) policies...
CAVITE – Amid a Commission on Elections (Comelec) [gun ban in Bacoor City](https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/comelec-gun-ban-in-bacoor-starts-ahead-of-plebiscite-to-merge-44-barangays) ahead of a plebiscite, authorities nabbed a security guard over an indiscriminate firing incident in Barangay San...
Only 23 applications for gun ban exemption have so far passed the pre-evaluation stage since the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Concerns (CBFSC) started accepting last June 5, the Commission on Elections said on Monday, July 3. Based on the data provided by Comelec spokesman Atty....
CAVITE – The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) gun ban in Bacoor City officially takes effect Wednesday, June 28, ahead of a plebiscite to merge 44 barangays into 18 villages in July. A send-off ceremony for personnel deployed in Comelec checkpoints was held on June 27 at the Bacoor...
SANTO DOMINGO, Albay – Mayor Jun Aguas has declared a liquor ban in five barangays here affected by the restive Mayon Volcano. CLOUDS almost cover the summit of Mayon Volcano on Friday, June 16. (Ali Vicoy) "Pasensiya na po at no consumption of alcoholic drinks po muna sa ilang barangay ng Santo...
CAVITE – The gun ban in Carmona officially started on Thursday, June 8, one month ahead of the scheduled cityhood plebiscite on July 8. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) said the plebiscite period and gun ban will last until July 15. Cavite PPO has already deployed personnel in established...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has called on Filipinos to stop smoking as it asked for the public's cooperation this June, the National No Smoking Month. *(PIXABAY)* In a Facebook post, the PCO said it joins the efforts on informing the public about the dangers of tobacco and asked the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. does not intend to enforce a total deployment ban of Filipino workers to Kuwait, saying he does not want to burn bridges. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Betheena Unite) "I’m never very comfortable yung nagba-ban na ganon. Dahil parang ang...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday, May 22 that it will begin accepting applications on June 5 for the gun ban exemption, three months before the election period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. "For the first time, we will be opening the...
