The Philippines is keen on becoming a major player in the production and usage of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to meet its jet fuel demand and establish export capacity, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). In a statement, the DOTr said the country has sufficient agricultural...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is batting for all basic food items to have a suggested retail price (SRP) in order to prevent certain businessmen from manipulating their prices. The...
President Marcos wants to ramp up livestock consolidation and intensify biosecurity measures in addition to the ongoing vaccination against African swine fever (ASF) to fight the virus. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang file photo) Marcos said during Friday’s meeting with...
"Heads must roll". This was the stern statement issued by Senator Ramon "Bong" Revila following the collapse of the P1.2-billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela on Thursday night, Feb. 27. The ill-fated truck is stuck on the bridge and awaiting removal. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) Revilla,...
(L-R) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Penang, Malaysia on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo: DND) The Philippines has taken...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco (third from left) meets with key officials at the DOT Central Office in Makati City on February 27, 2025, to discuss the Philippines' hosting of Terra Madre Asia Pacific 2025. With her are (from left) Network Coordinator Elena Aniere,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to immediately suspend a rule requiring members of cooperatives to obtain their respective tax identification numbers (TINs) before they are granted tax exemption privileges. ...
It's expected! The directive of newly minted Secretary Vivencio "Vince" Dizon for "all" the second-tier, holdover officials at the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to submit their "unqualified courtesy resignations" has been expected. Yes, Virginia, in my exit interview with his predecessor,...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said his province had been chosen as among the initial local government unit (LGU)-partners of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in selling rice priced as...
(Unsplash) Galing sa Puso (GP) Party-list supports the Department of Education's (DepEd) commitment to help Filipino students under the flexible learning scheme, but feels that more should be done. Laywer JP Padiernos, first nominee of the GP...
Malacañang asked the public to give new Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon more time to study several concerns and programs of the country's transport sector. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) Palace plead to the public amid few directives Dizon made upon...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pushing for the expansion of the country’s hotel industry to accommodate the increasing number of visitors and strengthen the Philippines’ position as a leading travel destination. Speaking at the 2nd Annual Philippines Hotel Industry Summit on Feb. 26, DOT...
