Brunei News Gazette

Day: July 29, 2023

PBBM vows immediate help for 28K Egay-hit families in Region 2

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday ordered immediate help for 28,666 families affected by Super Typhoon Egay in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) after learning that it sustained PHP 774.24 million in agri-fishery damage. The President, who led a brie…

ARTA on PPA monitoring system: No sound legal, empirical basis

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has issued a re-evaluation report on the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Administrative Order No. 04-2021, or the Trusted Operator Program-Container Registry and Monitoring System (TOP-CRMS), prescribing the policy …

EU announces P30-M aid for Egay-hit PH

The European Union (EU) is allocating EUR500,000 or around PHP30 million in humanitarian assistance to support families affected by Typhoon Egay. In an announcement on Saturday, EU Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron said the donation will be cour…

Public-private partnership vital in achieving economic agenda

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual has underscored the critical role of close collaboration between the government and the private sector in achieving the country’s economic agenda. In a statement Saturday, DTI said Pascu…

Cebu City restricts hog, pork movement in 9 villages due to ASF

The city government has regulated the movement of live hogs and pork meat in nine barangays here that have been placed under massive month-long disinfection after the detection of African swine fever (ASF), the city veterinarian said Saturday. However…

P3.5-M shabu seized, 2 suspects nabbed in Iloilo buy-bust

Authorities seized about 515 grams of shabu valued at PHP3.5 million and arrested two suspects following a buy-bust in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo on Saturday. In an interview, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) acting spokesperson Brad Abonado said t…