The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The Philippine Travel tax has become one of the most reliable sources of funding for the government. In fact, 50 percent of the total travel tax collected is retained by TIEZA. TIEZA or Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority replaced the PTA or Philippine Tourism Authority. The CHED (Commission on Higher Education) gets 40 percent … Read more
Do you have an idea which government agency is responsible for maintaining national roads in the Philippines? You may answer that the City or Municipality is the one responsible for maintaining national roads located in its area of jurisdiction. DPWH is the government agency in charge of maintaining national roads. The reason … Read more
China offered the Philippines visa-free entry to Hainan island. Hainan is an island province of China. It is China’s southernmost point. It is also China’s smallest province. It is known for its tropical climate, beach resorts, hot springs, old buildings and forested mountainous interior. The Ministry of Public Security of China and the State Immigration Administration … Read more
Postpone your planned travel to Boracay. The six months clean up begins today April 26. Among the activities to be undertaken by the government during the six months period includes the tearing down illegal structures, building more sewerage infrastructure and widening a spine road. The Department of Tourism (DOT), The Department of … Read more
Today, April 25, The agreement between the MRT and AFP to give all active AFP personnel MRT free rides will take effect. That will be MRT-3. The MRT Free Ride for all active military personnel is by virtue of a memorandum of agreement signed between the Department of Transportation/MRT-3 Management and the Armed Forces of … Read more