The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and P.J. Lhuillier Inc. (PJLI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) allowing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to transact through a web portal at Cebuana Lhuillier outlets to further promote ease of doing business and digitalization...
The Parañaque city government announced that five barangays will be affected by water service interruption on Jan. 18 to 31. The Parañaque Public Information Office (PIO), in a Facebook post, said the Maynilad Water Services, Inc will implement water service interruption from 5:00 p.m. to...
Saying that the 19th Congress will focus primarily on alleviating poverty among millions of Filipinos, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co lauded the allocation for social benefits included in the 2023 national budget. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Photo from Rep. Co’s Facebook page) He...
The Senate Committee on Public Services followed a “non-punitive tone” in investigating the technical glitches that happened on January 1, New Year’s Day at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that caused a shutdown of the country’s airspace. Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the...
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is taking full responsibility and accountability for the air traffic system glitch that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year’s Day. CAAP Director General Manuel Antonio Tamayo expressed the CAAP’s position on the issue...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, January 11 said government should be the one in control of public utilities that are considered vital to national security. Ejercito made the remark as he opposed proposals that seek to privatize the country’s airport operations following the...
Maynilad investing P19 B to expand sewer lines By JAMES A. LOYOLA West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is investing P19 billion over the next five years for the expansion of its sewerage services with the installation of 121 kilometers of new sewer lines. In a...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, January 10 urged the government to expedite efforts to modernize the transportation system in the Philippines and make it at par with its neighbors in the Southeast Asian region. Ejercito, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Services,...
Senator Sonny Angara on Monday, January 9 pushed for the passage of a bill that seeks to introduce reforms and strengthen the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). Angara said the technical glitch that hit the country’s air traffic management system that led to the disruption of all...
The Muntinlupa City government provided free water to affected residents as Maynilad Water Services implemented water service interruption. In an advisory, Maynilad announced water service interruptions in service areas of its Putatan Water Treatment Plant in Muntinlupa. Free water from the...
A new low pressure area (LPA) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but is unlikely to develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) advised in its 4 p.m. forecast on...
The Senate public services committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe intends to conduct a hearing on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) systems glitch on January 12. Poe said her committee could conduct hearings even during the current Christmas break of the Senate and the House of...
