The US government is amenable to firming up an agreement on taking back ‘spent fuel’ that had already been irradiated once fissioned or burnt in reactor for nuclear technologies that American suppliers will be deploying to the Philippines. In a roundtable discussion with the Philippine media,...
It can be "tricky" and "complicated" for the Senate to look into the Commission on Elections (Comelec) official's alleged offshore accounts, a matter earlier disclosed by SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. "The allegations came from a member of the House and will most likely be looked into by...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday, July 9, welcomed the “unqualified opinion” from the Commission on Audit (COA) for its financial statement submitted for the fiscal year 2023. (CHED / MB Visual Content Group) “When I assumed CHED Chairmanship in 2018, I initiated serious...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, July 9, that he was the one being referred to by SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as the poll official who allegedly opened 49 offshore accounts. "Huwag na natin paikut-ikutin. Ako po yung nire-refer doon....
To ensure that international education becomes more accessible to students in the Philippines, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced on Tuesday, July 2, that it has approved the first transnational higher education (TNHE) programs of Mapua University and Arizona State University...
BALABAGAN, Lanao del Sur – Residents have sought justice for a barangay captain who was killed in a firearms buy-bust operation conducted by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group here on June 22. RESIDENTS of Balabagan, Lanao de Sur seek justice for Barangay Poblacion Captain Billy...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is studying the possibility of disqualifying candidates who will fail to make use of biodegradable materials in their campaign activities. This was according to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, who recently wrote to the Comelec En Banc regarding the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has attested to the capability of Miru Systems as a poll system provider following its recent visit to Seoul, South Korea, where it observed the facility that is expected to produce 110,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) for the upcoming 2025 national and...
BANGUED, Abra – A laborer was gunned down and a barangay chairman and his two siblings were wounded while on their way to a court hearing in this town on Friday. Police identified the victim as construction worker Demy Peralta, a resident of Barangay Calot here. Peralta was onboard a van...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, June 14, noted a “dramatic increase” in the number of Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) ranked in the newly released 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings (THE IR). CHED / MB Visual Content Group In a statement, CHED...
TACLOBAN CITY – The barangay chairman and a Sangguniang Kabataan kagawad (councilor) of Barangay Alta Vista, Ormoc City, were wounded in a shooting incident in the area on Wednesday, June 12. Police identified the victims as Barangay Chairman Dennis Laurente and Hanna Toralba, 21, SK kagawad....
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A barangay chairman and his driver were gunned down in a gasoline station in Barangay Del Pilar here on Tuesday afternoon, June 11. Police identified the victims as Matt Ryan dela Cruz, 37, chairman of Barangay San Pedro Cutud here and his driver Henry...
