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Day: June 22, 2023

Raps filed vs. Dera, 6 NBI personnel over ‘midnight ride’

Criminal charges were filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against detainee Jose Adrian “Jad” Dera and six NBI security personnel following their arrest after going out of the NBI’s detention facil…

DBP bankrolls pioneering smart waste treatment facility in Cebu

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has granted a PHP66.7-million funding support to a waste management firm for the construction of the only fully-integrated waste treatment and disposal facility at the Mactan Economic Zone I (MEZ) …

BI eyes sanctions, fines vs. airline over ‘security breach’

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday said it is considering imposing legal sanctions and fines against an airline after a foreign national who was barred from entering the country had exited airport premises while under its custody. “This is a m…

DMW assures smooth transition of OFW assistance services from DFA

Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will take over the assistance-to-nationals (ATN) function from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) starting July 1, 2023. In a virtual press briefing on Thursday, DMW Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac assured overs…

PBBM to grace nat’l coconut tree-planting on PCA’s 50th year

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to grace the national coconut tree-planting ceremony on June 29 as part of the 50th anniversary festivities of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). With the theme ‘Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future…