Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino renewed his call to various government agencies to work together to come up with a transition fund to cover the expenses urgently needed by Sulu province. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino urges government agencies to create a Sulu transition...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will be powering the industrialization goal cast by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for the Polloc freeport zone in Parang, Maguindanao. The two government agencies have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino expressed concern over Sulu's fiscal problem after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled to exclude the provicne from Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Sen. Francis Tolentino airs his concern on the reduced 2025 budget of the Department of...
Senate Majority Leader Francis said on Saturday, Sept. 14, that vital social services must be sustained for Sulu after the province was virtually "orphaned" due to the recent ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) that excluded it from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (Photo...
DAVAO CITY – The Supreme Court ruling excluding Sulu province from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao drew mixed reactions from some key government officials in the region. Key leaders of the Bangsamoro government remain mum on the matter as of posting time. The Supreme Court on...
Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) speaks about the status of insurgency in Mindanao during the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel media forum on Sept. 4, 2024. With him are the hosts, former senator Atty. Joey Lina (left) and...
The Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board (IFPB) has approved guidelines for official development assistance (ODA) loans to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that these guidelines will facilitate...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation has cemented tie-up with Australian and British firms for the bids it submitted for two petroleum blocks auctioned in the Sulu Sea basin by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) of the Bangsamoro...
Hopes are raised for prospective discovery of new oil and gas resources in the country as well as for trailblazing native hydrogen ventures, with the eight qualified offers cornered by the Department of Energy (DOE) during an auction round concluded this week. In a statement to the media, the...
With the scheduled submission of applications by Aug. 27, the Department of Energy (DOE) has raised hopes that it can corner acceptable tenders for offered hydrogen investments as well as upstream petroleum ventures, especially in the pioneering auction round for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
The Philippines has come a long way in its quest for lasting peace, President Marcos said, citing that no guerilla fronts remain active in the country today. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on July 22,...
President Marcos believes that the Bangsamoro has the potential to become one of the most progressive regions in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said...
