SM Supermalls has partnered up with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the pilot testing of the mall voting scheme for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. SM Supermalls Senior Vice President for Operations Bien Mateo (from left), Commission on Elections...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said his office is doubling the incentives of the medalists in the 32 nd Southeast Asian Games and the 19 th ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia held this year. Philippines' Elreen Ando competes in the women's 59kg weightlifting event during the 32nd Southeast...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) lauded Samar State University (SSU) for topping all universities worldwide by maintaining its Top 1 spot under the Fourth Industrial Revolution category. CHED / MB Visual Conteng group “Makikita sa ranking ng SSU na tuloy-tuloy ang pag galing...
Should the Commission on Elections (Comelec) be obligated to conduct an automated Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in 2025, the pilot testing in October would ensure the poll body's preparedness for it, its top official said. Participants cast their vote during the automated...
MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A former barangay chairman who was known for his Bangsamoro peace-building activities was killed with his son in an ambush here on Sunday night, July 30. Police Lt. Col. Arniel Melocotones, town police chief, identified the victims as Anwar Ebrahim Salem, 52, and...
The Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Association (CREBA), the country’s largest property developers' group, has strongly urged the Senate to act now and pass the Malacanang-certified National Land Use Act (NLUA) bill, which provides a comprehensive use of land resources, after various...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman gunned down a drinking buddy in Barangay Talahiban, Oquendo District, Calbayog City, Samar on July 27. Police identified the victim as Jason Laoyon Parilla, 41, farmer, from Purok 2, Barangay Tigbe, Calbayog. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim and...
To boost public awareness of climate change adaptation and mitigation in the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Wednesday, July 26. Representatives of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and Climate Change Commission...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED on Wednesday, July 26, reiterated that there are 52 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from the Philippines included in world university rankings as mentioned by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA)....
# Business lauds comprehensive SONA The private sector seemed to agree with President Marcos that “the state of the economy is sound and improving” and lauded the comprehensive report to the nation, but disagreed with the president on how to further ease doing business in the country, stating...
BUSINESS TALK By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO In today's interconnected global economy, the Philippines must harness its competitive advantages and maximize its economic potential. Thus, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s approval of the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) is a welcome...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A farmer died and a barangay chairman was injured in a lightning strike in Barangay Ilayang Nangka, this city, on Tuesday afternoon, July 18. Tayabas police chief Police Lt. Col. Bonna Obmerga identified the fatality as Romeo Sayam, 30. Sayam was taken to the Tayabas...
