BACOLOD CITY – Single-use plastic will be prohibited in all government offices in Victorias City, Negros Occidental starting June 3. This is pursuant to Executive Order No. 64, Series of 2022, issued by Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez. Employees were encouraged to choose sustainable alternatives and...
(Unsplash) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has told local government units (LGUs) to step up the implementation of additional benefits for single parents, especially the grant of the P1,000 monthly subsidy to those...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Contributed photo) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo will file a bill seeking to make the acquisition of birth certificates and clearances free of charge for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and single parents...
In a bid to combat climate change and promote sustainable practices, the Department of Finance (DOF) wants to impose a P100 tax on every kilogram of single-use plastic bags (SUPs). Finance Undersecretary Karlo Fermin S. Adriano unveiled the details of the DOF proposal in a statement released...
Senior citizens above the age of 60, single mothers, and persons with disabilities can soon enjoy a 20 percent discount on basic goods and services with the support of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of Trade and Industry, as well as the Department of Energy. The three government...
Heads up for singles aged 31 and above! The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed that the median age for marriage among Filipinos falls between 28 and 30 years old. Based on the PSA data on marriages, the average age for women getting married in the Philippines is 28 years...
Local enforcers of all local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region can still issue traffic violations to erring motorists as the Supreme Court ruling that prohibits them to do so is not yet final and executory, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clarified on...
Valentine’s Day looms around the corner, and single Filipinos are slowly disappearing by the early 2020s. A comparison of data revealed that single persons began to decline from 43.8 percent in 2015 to 39.7 percent in 2020, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The shrinking...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, January 4, urged Filipinos to shun the use of single-use plastics and to be more practical in terms of waste disposal. Legarda made the call as the country observes Zero Waste Month, as she renews her call for the Philippines to...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Police arrested a 35-year-old single mother in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mayao here on Friday night, October 13. Seized from the suspect “Cha” was 32 grams of suspected shabu valued at P663,612 placed in three heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets, a pouch, and...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Tuesday, Sept. 12, said the single-ticketing system (STS), while still on its pilot run, will soon transition into full implementation after the council is able to iron out issues on the digital payment services in the National Capital Region (NCR). The council...
(Pixabay) Take more decisive steps to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (EPRA) of 2022. This, in a nutshell, was Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's message to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, who had been...
