President Marcos and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to deepen cooperation on digital leadership, defense, and sustainable development, calling the 56-year-old bilateral partnership “enduring” and “dynamic.” Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and President Ferdinand ...
Operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) seized around P450,000 worth of high-grade marijuana following the arrest of a suspected drug peddler in a buy-bust in Marikina City on Tuesday night, June 3. NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin said the 30-year old suspect was...
Retired police general turned senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa was a one-star general when he was appointed as the first chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) of former president Rodrigo Duterte. This was the reminder of PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III to Davao City Mayor Sebastian...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, June 4 approved the ad interim appointments of three Cabinet officials, including Vince Dizon as secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Cavite 2nd District Rep. Lani Mercado, who led the deliberation on his appointment as chairperson...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Wednesday, June 4, confirmed that the draft Senate resolution seeking to dismiss the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte originated from his office. In an interview, Dela Rosa said the initiative was his alone, and that he was not directed...
More than 200 executives from 69 government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) have so far tendered their courtesy resignations, according to the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG). As of June 3, the total number of GOCC officials who have submitted courtesy resignations to President...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that it will begin piloting the distribution of P20-per-kilo rice to beneficiaries of its “Walang Gutom Program” (WGP) this June, following the approval of its request to the Department of Agriculture (DA) for a supply of...
Malacañang has once again distanced itself from the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying President Marcos will not intervene in the ongoing debates about it. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro reiterated that Marcos leaves the matter to the...
The country’s leading business executives are optimistic about the government’s ongoing strategy to enhance the ease of doing business in the Philippines, following the new reform outlook of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). In a statement, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP)...
State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) reported that its net income surged to ₱1.61-billion in the first quarter of the year, an 82 percent increase from a year earlier due to intensified lending activities in its priority sectors and key industries. In a statement, DBP President and...
The New NAIA Infrastructure Corporation (NNIC) promised to introduce "facial recognition technology" in all of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals. NNIC president Ramon Ang said the new technology will bring more efficient processing of international and domestic passengers. The...
Malacañang said the recently launched promo for families riding Metro Manila rails every Sunday requires no additional spending as the initiative uses existing government-run transport operations and runs on underutilized capacity. ...
