(MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has highlighted the huge design flaw of the national identification (ID) card that has practically rendered it useless--the lack of the bearer's signature. Barbers...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Thursday, Feb. 29 announced that a National University-Manila (NU-Manila) graduate topped the February 2024 Sanitary Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination (SELE). Photo credit to PRC/ Manila Bulletin Angelie Jade Jo Alonzo of NU-Manila took...
An Executive Order (EO) mandating state-run National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) to build transmission facilities to underpin the wheeling of generated capacities from renewable energy (RE) facilities will be issued soon by President Marcos. In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the...
Power system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be leasing its fiber optics and other broadband-related infrastructure to the government to help concretize the wish of many Filipinos for high-speed internet connectivity. With an accelerated pace of rollout for the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez speaking during the general assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (Speaker’s Office) Following the directive of President Marcos, Speaker Martin Romualdez has assured top local government unit (LGU)...
(Photo from Pixabay) The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) on Tuesday, Feb. 27 said it aims to expedite the creation of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11982, which will provide benefits to Filipinos who turn 80, 85, 90, and 95 years old. “Gagawin po...
Gen. Benjamin Acorda, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a review of existing policies on the use of firearms of all uniformed personnel as he insists that the use of guns must always be the last resort in any operation. Acorda issued the order after a Navotas court...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo expressed concern over the rules of criminal procedure being followed by law enforcers, particularly in breaking inside a residence which he believes should require a search warrant. Sen. Raffy Tulfo expressed concern over the rules of criminal procedure being followed by law...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (2nd from left) turn over a personal reward of P10 million to PNP officers on Monday, Feb. 26 for putting an end to the notorious Concepcion Criminal Group. The Philippine...
Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Feb. 26, all regional directors to intensify the operation against illegal mining activities in their respective areas of responsibility. Acorda explained that his order is not only aimed at preventing...
A marijuana plantation with 19,500 full-grown plants valued at P3.9 million was discovered in Benguet, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Monday, Feb. 26. The NBI said the operatives of the NBI’s Cordillera Administrative Region (NBI-CAR) found the plantation last Feb. 20 in Sitio...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has stressed the urgent need for the Philippines to dismantle restrictions on key sectors of the economy that are holding back the country from matching the developments of its neighboring nations. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that...
