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Authorities suspect P22-M worth of sugar supplies were being hoarded to manipulate sugar prices (Eagle News) – The Bureau of Customs found and seized some 44,000 sacks of imported sugar worth some P22 million in separate “raids” in warehouses in Pampanga and Bulacan on Thursday, August 18, 2022, suspected of being hoarded by traders to create a supply shortage. “The raids were in accordance with the marching orders of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. […]
But construction of P740-billion Bulacan int’l airport to still push through, says PBBM press secretary Angeles (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has vetoed the bill creating the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport to “cure defects” in the measure, according to his Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles. At the same time, Angeles stressed that President Marcos still supports the creation of the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport and […]
DA says infected quail and ducks “promptly culled” (Eagle News) – Bird flu or avian influenza has been detected in a duck farm in Baliuag, Bulacan, and quail farms in Candaba and Mexico, Pampanga. The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it had already “acted swiftly” to contain the disease through the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), municipal and veterinary personnel in the said towns, with the help of the farm owners themselves. “We immediately carried […]
Alert Level 3 in these areas to remain in effect until January 15 (Eagle News) — Starting Friday, January 7, Laguna will be placed under Alert Level 3 joining Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Rizal which are also under the higher alert level until January 15. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved the recommendation of the sub-Technical Working Group on Data Analytics “to escalate Laguna to Alert Level 3, due to […]
(Eagle News) — Kabilang sa mga naging venue ng Worldwide Lingap sa Mamamayan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo ay ang Pandi, Angat, Baliwag, Plaridel at San rafael area na may higit limang libong indibidwal ang mga ang nakinabang sa isinagawang paglingap ng Iglesia.
Tourism dep’t welcomes move that will revive local tourism industry (Eagle News) – Residents of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal – areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with restrictions can now travel to areas under Modified GCQ (MGCQ) for leisure purposes but subject to restrictions. This was contained in the Resolution No. 118A of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In the resolution, the Task Force […]
(Eagle News) — The barangay captain in Norzagaray, Bulacan himself authorized the collection of P20 for each person who wanted to take a dip and enter the famous Bakas River where thousands have trooped amid a ban on mass gatherings and congregations. This was according to the Philippine National Police Regional Office 3 in Central Luzon, and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said that the PNP is […]
Santiago City, and provinces of Abra and Quirino also placed under MECQ (Eagle News) – After the addition of over 3,000 COVID-19 beds, President Rodrigo Duterte agreed with the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force to place Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting Monday, April 12 until April 30, Malacanang said on Sunday, April 11. Also placed under MECQ from April 12 […]
Lays down additional restrictions amid surge in COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) — The government has imposed additional restrictions on Metro Manila and nearby areas in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 in those areas. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved Resolution No. 104 that imposed the additional restrictions also on Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal–which, together with the National Capital Region, were described as […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P13 million worth of shabu in Bulacan on Friday, March 5, the Bureau of Customs said. In a statement, the bureau said the illegal drugs worth P13,620,400 were seized in a controlled delivery operation in Sta. Maria. The package had been declared as “Kitchen Appliances – steamboat grill” and arrived last February 16 in the port of NAIA. It had been shipped by a “Glus Sdn Bhd. (MBE Sri […]
(Eagle News) — Branch 19 of the Malolos, Bulacan Regional Trial Court is physically closed until December 22. A memo from Executive Judge Olivia Escubio-Samar said this was after a report a member of the branch staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 8. The staff last reported for work on Dec. 4. According to the memo, the branch presiding judge and other members of his staff should stay home and undergo swab testing. Transactions […]
(Eagle News) – Voting 218–6, the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading House Bill 7507 granting a 50-year franchise to San Miguel Aerocity Inc., to construct, operate and maintain the New Manila International Airport in Bulacan. The ultra modern and world-class domestic and international airport in Bulacan with a total cost of P735.63 billion under a build-operate-transfer arrangement sill span some 2,500 hectares. It is envisioned as an alternative gateway […]
