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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Aaron B. Recuenco |Martin Sadongdong |Jel Santos |Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz
By AARON RECUENCO, MARTIN SADONGDONG, JEL SANTOS, and ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZAuthorities are expecting around three million passengers in various seaports and at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as Filipinos start the annual Holy Week travel to take advantage of the long holiday break for religious activity, vacation, and bonding with friends and relatives.
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Mar 9, 2023 | 
mb.com.ph | Jel Santos
A progressive fisherfolk group warned on Thursday, March 9, of possible widespread fish kill in areas affected by the oil spill in Oriental, Mindoro which has now reached its neighboring provinces. Exposure to oil can sicken or kill fish and shellfish species, consequently affecting the catch of fisherfolk, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) Chairperson Fernando Hicap said in a statement.
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Mar 7, 2023 | 
mb.com.ph | Jel Santos
Millennial farmers will now be getting “complete” value chain support from big private companies, as the government establishes the Kapatid Angat Lahat for Agriculture Program (KALAP).
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Mar 6, 2023 | 
mb.com.ph | Jel Santos
The Philippines can now export dried pili nuts to European Union’s (EU’s) 27 member states, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Tuesday, March 7. In a statement, the DA said the issuance of the European Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/267, signed on Feb. 8., allows dried pili nuts to be added to the Union’s list of novel foods that may be placed on the EU market after meeting the EU’s food safety and labeling requirements.
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Mar 6, 2023 | 
mb.com.ph | Jel Santos
Tourist destinations in Oriental Mindoro and nearby provinces are now affected by the oil spill caused by sinking of the motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has disclosed. Tourism Secretary Christina G.
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Mar 6, 2023 | 
mb.com.ph | Jel Santos
The possible site of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress has been located about 1,200 feet below sea level, a few days after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) deployed the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) BRP Hydrographer Ventura within the area of the oil spill site in Oriental Mindoro.
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Mar 6, 2023 | 
mb.com.ph | Jel Santos
As the country’s tourist destinations become more open for travelers, showing proof of vaccination and wearing masks are no longer required in tourism enterprises, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Monday, March 6. Supporting the “national government’s liberalization of the COVID-19 restrictions in the country”, the DOT released the Memorandum Circular (MC) 2023-0002 to further ease health and safety guidelines governing the operations of tourism establishments.
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Mar 5, 2023 | 
mb.com.ph | Jel Santos
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Sunday, March 5, to revoke the environmental permits issued to two dredging projects in Cavite as the livelihoods of fisherfolk in the area have been badly affected by their dredging activities. “We urge the DENR to immediately revoke the environmental permit granted to the destructive dredging activities in Manila Bay.
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Mar 4, 2023 | 
mb.com.ph | Jel Santos
Franchisees are no longer required to submit Certificate of Conformity (COC) to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in order to receive a Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) or a vehicle franchise.
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Mar 4, 2023 | 
mb.com.ph | Jel Santos
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Saturday, March 4, directed its regional directors to issue special permits to public utility vehicles (PUVs) so that they could ply in routes affected by the impending transport strike to ensure that no commuter will be stranded.
