The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to improve the incentive regime for the upstream petroleum industry with the proposed ‘special allowance’ to be extended to operators in marginal petroleum blocks, as well as new plays and frontier acreages. In a draft DOE Circular, it has been...
The House of Representatives unanimously passed on third and final reading Tuesday, Jan. 31 a bill that would condone unpaid loan interests, penalties, and surcharges incurred by farmers, fisherfolk, and other agrarian reform beneficiaries from government-led lending agencies. (File photo/MANILA...
Saying that the Philippines has long been using an "obsolete law", Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr. has called for the repeal of the National Building Code. Buildings in Makati City. (Alexes Gerard/ Unsplash) Pleyto's call is embodied in House Bill (HB) 1180, titled the “New...
Iba Bishop Bartolome Santos has ordered the establishment of parish social action centers in all the parishes in his diocese. Photo Diocese of Iba FB In a decree dated July 21, the prelate said, rhe need for the establishment of parish social action centers is important as this will serve as the...
There will be no movement in the Archdiocese of Manila as Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has decided to keep priests and other officials in their respective posts. Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Manila prelate has decreed that all Archdiocesan...
ROME, Italy -- Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi signed on Tuesday a decree with fresh coronavirus containment measures. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (Xinhua / MANILA BULLETIN) The decree, to be effective from March 6 to April 6, extends to March 27 a ban on travel between Italy's 20...
