The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said the water quality at the Manila Bay continues to improve this year, suggesting that the government's continuous restoration efforts are beginning to bear fruit. Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
For most adult Filipinos, the quality of life “will improve” over the next six months based on the latest results of the OCTA Research survey released on Wednesday, Dec. 21. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the “Tugon ng Masa” Survey Results on Optimism conducted from Oct. 23 to...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) passed its second and final Surveillance Audit to maintain its 2022 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Certification 9001:2015 for the OVP’s Quality Management System (OVP-QMS), it reported on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Vice President Sara Duterte...
SAGIP Party-List Representative Rodante Marcoleta (House of Representatives) Rodante Marcoleta, 69, is now on his sixth term as the Social Amelioration and Genuine Intervention on Poverty (SAGIP) Partylist representative. The SAGIP Partylist lists as its goals "poverty reduction, social protection...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The number of Filipinos who said their quality of life will improve in the next 12 months has dropped slightly from the previous quarter, according to the new survey findings that were released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Friday, Dec. 9. In the...
(SWS / FB) Thirty percent of Filipino adults believed that their quality of life has improved in the past 12 months, based on the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The survey was done from Sept. 29 to Nov. 2 using face-to-face interviews. It involves 1,500 adults across...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to suggestions to legalize the importation of second-hand clothes or popularly known locally as "ukay-ukay" as this will ensure that the products are safe and of quality. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement after...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with the French National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) to establish a framework of cooperation on the promotion of geographical indication (GI) in enhancing the competitiveness of...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has maintained its certification of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The SOCOTEC Certification Philippines, Inc. conferred its official accreditation to the bureau on Monday, July 25, during the BJMP management conference...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reported significant improvement in the water quality of Manila Bay, attributing it to the continuing rehabilitation efforts in all river systems and tributaries within the bay region. As of June 2022, data of the DENR’s Environmental...
(Photo courtesy of Social Weather Stations) Forty-four percent of Filipino adults believe that their quality of life will "improve in the next 12 months," a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. Of the 1,440 respondents, 44 percent said their quality of life will improve, 39 percent said...
DFA receives ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officially received the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) certification, issued by TÜV NORD Philippines, Inc., during a virtual ceremony recently. The Department’s ISO 9001:2015...
