The country’s leading group of financial executives threw its support behind the highly contentious Konektadong Pinoy bill, citing its potential to drive new investments that could expand internet access to those left unserved by telco companies. In a statement on Monday, June 30, the Financial...
Officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Chinese Embassy in Manila put aside the two countries’ tensed relations due to their competing claims in South China Sea and enjoyed some friendly games during a sportsfest on Sunday, June 29. In a Facebook post on Monday, June 30,...
President Marcos has appointed former Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Ariel Nepomuceno as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Malacañang announced Nepomuceno 's designation on Monday, June 30, the same day he took his oath of office. The new Customs commissioner...
The Embassy of the State of Israel in the Philippines commemorated its 77th Independence Day at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati on May 22, 2025, hosted by Israel’s ambassador, Ilan Fluss, together with his spouse, Madame Gila Fluss. The event brought together dignitaries, government officials,...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz denied reports that he would be replaced as the chief of the administration 's communications arm. Ruiz also belied reports that he will be moved to a different agency. However, the PCO chief said that whatever happens, he is...
Senator Vicente Tito Sotto III expressed readiness to take on the role of Senate minority leader if he fails to clinch the Senate presidency in the 20th Congress. Handang-handa ako, in case na ako 'y hindi ihalal ng ating mga aming mga kasama. Handa naman ako mahalal as minority leader (I am...
The creation of the National Forensics Institute (NFI) is a major breakthrough in solving crimes through accurate and science-based forensic results, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor ‘Jonvic’ Remulla said. “Dito (NFI), sigurado na kung bakit,...
President Marcos has turned over 16 ten-wheel trucks that will serve as mobile soil laboratory units in Nueva Ecija. Marcos led the turnover of the mobile soil laboratory (MSL) units at the Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija on Monday, June 30. The units are intended to cover every region in...
Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez managed to snag the coveted filing of the first measure in the House of Representatives in the 20th Congress--and it has to do something about rice. In fact, Romualdez filed the first 10 House bills (HBs) in the current Congress after beating others in queue...
A slightly higher inflation rate that remains below two percent in June would allow the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to cut interest rates some more in August, economists said. In a June 27 report, Deutsche Bank Research economist Junjie Huang said headline inflation could have inched up to...
Starting July 18, the daily minimum wage for workers in Metro Manila will increase to ₱695 after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board–National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) approved a ₱50 pay hike, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) disclosed on Monday, Jun. 30. DOLE...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Monday, June 30, said he will apply for the post of Ombudsman which will be vacated on July 27 by Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires. Remulla said he will submit his application to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Friday, July 4. “I think I will have a...
