An all-female rescue divers course was started by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to strengthen its Special Operations Force. The rescue divers course, composed of five female commissioned officers and seven female enlisted personnel, launched at the PCG Base Farola on July 11 and will last to up...
Communication Undersecretary Kris Ablan said the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has requested the addition of more plantilla positions in the agency so the contract of service (COS) employees can become regular workers. PCOO logo (file) Ablan made the statement after...
Communications Undersecretary Kris Ablan confirmed that the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) had hired 375 contract-of-service (COS) personnel in 2020 but insisted that the agency has no trolls. PCOO Undersecretary Kris Ablan (ANC Screenshot) Ablan made the statement after the...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) issued Friday, July 9, their unified coordination guidelines in the conduct of anti-illegal drug operations to prevent incidents of misencounter. PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva (PDEA photo) In a...
The operations of the new stations under the Light Rail Transit 2 (LRT-2) East Extension is expected to normalize after two weeks, pending the arrival of additional trains and the completion of the full integration of the train line's signaling system. The interior of the newly built Light Rail...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has started dredging the Cagayan River as part of rehabilitation efforts to prevent or minimize the risk of massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo from Department of Environment and Natural Resources) In a statement on Saturday, July 3,...
Emirates is ramping up its operations and expanding services across its network to meet strong leisure travel demand as entry restrictions ease for travelers. Todate, the airline has a total of 14 weekly flights to the Philippines - 7 weekly flights to and from Manila, 5 weekly flights to and from...
Joint teams of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested on Tuesday, June 15 three drug pushers and confiscated P135.4 million worth of shabu in separate buy-bust operations in Parañaque City and Las Piñas City. PDEA spokesperson Derrick Carreon...
"That's wrong!" Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque clarified that Filipinos leaving the country were not required to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Roque made the clarification after the official...
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar hoped that Filipinos will play their part to free the country from the shackles of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar - PCOO - FILE PHOTO - MANILA BULLETIN Andanar made the statement as he joined...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) welcomed Monday, June 7, Region II Director Sancho A. Mabborang as its new Undersecretary for Regional Operations. Region II Director Sancho A. Mabborang takes oath as Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for Regional Operations...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has a new undersecretary for regional operations. (DOST Region II Facebook page) DOST Region II Director Sancho A. Mabborang has been appointed as replacement of the late Undersecretary for Regional Operations Dr. Brenda L. Nazareth-Manzano, who died...
