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. ...
President Marcos was merely saying he was open for reconciliation with the Duterte family, he did not offer it. This was how Malacañang responded to Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte 's comment on Marcos ' statement over reconciliation with political opponents, including the Dutertes. ...
Malacañang has reiterated its commitment to continuing the Public Transport Modernization Program, but acknowledged the need to better prepare drivers and operators before proceeding further. (File Photo)...
The number of Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) stalwarts in the House of Representatives has ballooned to 108 some two months before the start of the 20th Congress. This, after five more House members joined the dominant political party under its president, House Speaker Martin...
Vice President Sara Duterte said that the appointment of newly installed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III was “too sketchy.” Vice President Sara Duterte and new PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III (Photos from Lance Duterte, PNP) The Vice President spoke to reporters...
A ranking member of the Commission on Appointments (CA) in the House of Representatives bared on Wednesday, June 4 that President Marcos nominated seven new Philippine ambassadors. CA Assistant Minority Leader Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel said, "The President issued the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will participate in a trilateral maritime exercise with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Japan Coast Guard (LCG) in Kagoshima, Japan from June 16 to 20. In a statement, the PCG said it would deploy its 97-meter multi-role response vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco vowed to fast-track efforts that promote inclusive growth and uplift local communities through tourism following her reappointment by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during the administration’s midterm Cabinet review. The...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez doubled down Wednesday, June 4 on his desire to institutionalize President Marcos ' P20 per kilo rice program, and vowed to throw the necessary "legislative muscle" to make it happen. This, after Romualdez met with Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary...
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) detention unit has extended the allowed days for the family of former president Rodrigo Duterte to visit him at the Scheveningen Prison in The Hague, Netherlands. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (ICC Photo) This was...
