Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, December 11, sought an assessment of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) modernization program amid the influx of smuggled products in the country. Recently, BOC agents have seized more than P63-million worth of frozen goods from Hong Kong and China. Also last week,...
Two newly-procured T-129 ATAK helicopters from Turkey were unveiled by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Friday, Dec. 9, which will be used to enhance their surface strike capabilities. T-129 ATAK helicopter (File photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force) The ceremonial blessing of the helicopters...
ILOILO CITY – The newly installed regional director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas is pushing for the modernization of the agriculture and fishery sectors in the region. BARROGO (DA photo) “We must strive to modernize agri-fishery and agribusiness sectors as stipulated...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is pushing to institutionalize the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) to make transport modernization a conventional project in the country. Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon City are forced to wait in line after public...
The procurement of body-worn cameras (BWCs) is now the least priority in the procurement for the Philippine National Police (PNP), a top police official said on Thursday, Nov. 24. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the current priorities are for the move and shoot capability of all police units...
BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez has assured traditional jeepney operators here that there will be no apprehension against them amid the ongoing meeting of the city government, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and Land Transportation Office...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has echoed the need to modernize the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), which is the school that produces the country’s future police officers. Speaker Martin Romualdez delivers his message during the flag-raising ceremony at the Philippine National Police...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has unveiled a lifetime support service center (LSSC) for its Jose Rizal-class frigates, a newly-built facility that will ensure the proper maintenance of their modern ships. Courtesy of Philippine Navy — Philippine Fleet The LSSC was blessed and turned over to the PN's...
Turkey has pledged support to the modernization program of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Photo by PNP This was relayed by Capt. Yavuz Mercan, Turkish military attache to the Philippines, when he visited the PNP National Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City last week, the PNP revealed...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed that the institution he commands, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), must be modernized to meet necessary preparations amid the current geo-political tensions. While the Philippines wants to live in peace, Marcos said it is “crucial” for the...
The House of Representatives Committee on Justice has approved a consolidated bill, which bats for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Seal of the Bureau of Immigration The Committee on Justice convened on Wednesday, Aug. 24 to deliberate on six bills that sought to modernize the...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero has filed a bill that would set aside modernization funds worth P3 billion for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs logo Romero authored and filed House Bill (HB) No. 3587 in order to make Phivolcs at par with the best...
