As the agriculture sector continues to intensify the fight against smuggling, a consumer group called for the immediate passage of Senate Bill 1688 which expands the coverage of the Republic Act (RA) 10845 or the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016. SMUGGLED onions weighing a total of 71,551...
The House of Representatives recently approved on third and final reading a pet measure of Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves. Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves (Facebook) The measure, House Bill (HB) No. 2877, intends to provide for the restructuring and condonation of...
The powerful earthquake that rocked northern Luzon Wednesday, July 27 underscored the need for the immediate passage of the measure seeking to establish a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR). Former President Rodrigo Duterte (standing) and Davao City 1st district. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Thus,...
Deputy Speaker and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab appears undaunted even as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. laid out a legislative agenda composed of nearly 20 bills. (PPAB) Ungab, in a chance interview with House of Representatives reporters Tuesday afternoon, July 26, said...
As part of its program to strengthen the fight against piracy, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a joint communication and anti-piracy enterprise with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) on Thursday, Nov. 18 at the Sibutu Passage in Tawi-Tawi. The exercise saw the BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410) and BRP...
WASHINGTON, United States – Workers have deployed containment booms and skimmer devices as they attempt to contain a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico discovered after Hurricane Ida roared through the area, the US Coast Guard said Sunday. Satellite image (top) taken Sept. 2 via Planet...
A highly-acclaimed Japanese film that tackles the life and struggle of a Burmese boy and his family while living in Japan will be one of the few selected major foreign flicks to be screened in this year’s Cinemalaya 17: Philippine Independent Film Festival. Passage of Life (Japan Foundation...
State researchers are conducting biodiversity surveys on seaweeds in some areas in four provinces bordering the Verde Island Passage (VIP) through the assistance of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said...
(Clockwise from top left) 'Voice of Silence,' 'Recalled,' 'My Love,' 'Pipeline,' 'Passage of My Youth' and 'Detective Chinatown Vol. 2' (iQiyi / Korean Film Council) Blockbuster films from South Korea, China and Japan are showcased on OTT platform iQiyi International this month. Animation hits...
