(MANILA BULLETIN) Jobs in the countryside must be well-compensated like the ones offered in Metro Manila.Trabaho Party-list made this call Tuesday, April 22, as a response to the perennial traffic congestion in the metropolis.The notion was hatched in...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has acknowledged the negative impact that traffic in the metropolis has brought to the Philippine economy. Despite this, he argued that the economy is indeed on the...
President Marcos told government agencies to do away from a piecemeal approach in resolving the country's lingering traffic woes and ordered them to come up with a comprehensive proposal.President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Yummie Dingding)Marcos made the directive to...
To overcome backlog on system impact studies (SIS) for targeted massive renewable energy (RE) installations as well as for other power projects in the country, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has enforced processes on the accreditation of third party-entities that will aid system operator...
President Marcos has called on Filipinos to be part of the fight against illegal drugs, urging them to report drug-related activities and support rehabilitation efforts.President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)While rehabilitation continues to be the government's...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday, May 25 reiterated his call for Congress to revisit the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), noting that it has failed to bring down the cost of electricity in the country.
Ejercito said it is “possible to amend” the law “because...
Recurring power outrages are causing economic losses to businesses and tourism in Panay and Negros Islands, including Iloilo province, Senator Grace Poe on Friday, May 5, said.
"Talagang nakakagalit at nakakalungkot itong nangyayari (This situation causes anger and sadness),’’ Poe, chairperson...
The price surge on onions is a big headache for Filipinos, but it's a solvable problem.
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Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made this assertion on Monday, Jan. 23 a few hours after the House Committee on Ways and Means held a inquiry on the state of agricultural...
BUSINESS TALK
By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO
Happy 2023 Chinese New Year!
The Philippines is one of the most food-insecure countries in Asia.
One of 10 households in the Philippines is food insecure, according to the World Food Program October 2022 survey result. Similarly, in the latest Global...
Editorial
The barangay health workers are a very special group of people in the community. They are vital to the delivery of primary health care to the people in the grassroots level.
In the early days of the pandemic, the BHWs were the first responders to the public health problem brought by...
Dedicates post to her second child and daughter
"Happy Birthday to you, my lovey, my Dollett! I am so proud to call you my baby girl! I love you for who you are," mom Chesca Kramer posted on her personal Instagram account.
Cheka Kramer with birthday girl Scarlett
She followed her lengthy...
A new study has revealed that there is an “alarmingly high prevalence of insufficient physical activity” among Filipino children and adolescents, with only 15.4 percent meeting the global physical activity recommendation. This is according to the Youth Physical Activity Report Cards released by...
