The Department of Foreign Affairs has assured no Filipino was harmed in the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that shook Mexico on September 19, DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said the Philippine Embassy
Month: September 2022
BI: Foreign kidnap syndicates under close scrutiny
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has fielded its frontline personnel to closely monitor, scrutinize and tightly screen foreigners from Cambodia and Vietnam where members of
2023 budget to fulfill Marcos agenda for economic transformation
House Appropriations Committee chair, Rep. Elizaldy Co has vowed to ensure the timely approval of the P5.268-trillion 2023 national budget that it hopes will help realize the Marcos administration’s agenda for economic transformation and prosperity in the
SIM Card Registration bill retains ‘spoofing’ provision
Senator Grace Poe has stressed her determination to include “spoofing” as a violation under her sponsored Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1310 or the SIM (Subscriber
Barangay, SK polls postponement now nearly final
The likelihood of postponing the scheduled Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on December 5 this year to December, 2023 is now nearly certain after the House of
6.5-M housing backlog gets DHSUD, GSIS attention
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s announcement to prioritize the country’s 6,5-million housing backlog has earned the attention of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Government
House Labor and Employment panel okays Salceda’s Freelance Workers bill
The House Committee on Labor and Employment has recently approved the proposed Freelance Workers’ Protection bill (HB 2821) that seeks legal and contractual protection for freelance workers and provide them ease of doing business.
Camarines Norte, Masbate police ops net 8 suspects, P3.8-M shabu
LEGAZPI CITY – Eight suspected drug pushers were arrested and PHP3.8 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in three separate anti-drug operations in Camarines Norte
Bicol corn, rice farmers get machinery to lower production cost
LEGAZPI CITY – Several farmers’ associations across Bicol have received PHP31.73 million worth of farm machinery under the rice and corn programs of the Department of
S&T Caravan made a glorious comeback in Batanes
𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒐, 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔 – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 02 thru the Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) in Batanes officially opened the
