The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Regulation and Research (CDRR) has finally released 408 Automatic Renewal (AR) drug applications weeks after receiving a show-cause order from the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). ARTA ARTA made the statement after it ordered FDA-CDRR director...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) filed a complaint against a barangay chairman in Caloocan City for his alleged inaction on a businessman's request for a barangay clearance for more than a year. ARTA In a statement, ARTA said it had filed a case against Chairman Jose Ramirez of Barangay 186, Zone...
The Department of Energy (DOE) wants the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to look into the various power plant outages that has caused the Luzon grid to slip in an out of "red alert" status. (Photo by Hey Porter / Unsplash) "Being a performance issue, the DOE likewise calls on the ERC to look...
Dwindling power reserves Monday, May 31 caused the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to declare "red alert" and "yellow alert" status over the Luzon grid, it was learned from the Department of Energy (DOE). (Photo from DOE Facebook page) A statement from the DOE Monday bared that...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has called on government agencies to follow the lead of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in reforming business processing. ARTA ARTA Secretary Jeremiah Belgica lauded the two agencies and urged others to follow...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) received a food truck from Australia which is capable of providing hot meals to hundreds of people in aftermath of calamities and disasters. The food truck is capable of catering hot meals to 800 disaster-affected people within the first 8 hours of operation. (Photo...
Coastal waters in seven places in the country remained positive for toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said Friday, May 28. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) The affected areas include the coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City...
Guess who he sided with. Controversial film director Darryl Yap shared his two cents on the hot topic involving actress Angelica Panganiban. Taking to Facebook, Darryl admitted he was saddened by the issue. He also aired disappointment concerning Red Cross-Subic personnel. He didn't like it that...
More than 400 officials and employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have either been suspended or dismissed from the service for various offenses--mostly corruption--since 2016. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said some were charged...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines on Wednesday turned over a food truck to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) that can be used to provide hot meals to people affected by disasters and emergencies. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Inchul Kim and PRC Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon at the food...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, May 26, received a food truck from the Korean Embassy in the Philippines to be used when helping people who are affected by disasters and emergencies. The food truck donated by the Korean Embassy to PRC is equipped with a complete mini-kitchen set up...
Nine more members of the House of Representatives have filed a bill for the criminalization of red-tagging. House of Representatives plenary 2 The lawmakers -- Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, Quezon City Rep. Jose Christopher Belmonte, La Union Rep. Pablo Ortega as well as Makabayan bloc congressmen Bayan...
