Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that the P5-million increase in the 2024 budget of the National Youth Commission (NYC) had been earmarked for the Philippine Youth Development Plan Advocacy Project aimed at engaging and empowering youth leaders. Go said that he has successfully advocated for...
The penalties being collected by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been proposed to be re-channeled as compensation to consumers who are casualties of blackout incidents, similar to the four-day power failure which plunged Western Visayas into a state of economic vulnerability and...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann and Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Chairman Rev. Fr. Vicente Uy formally signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in strengthening the agency’s grassroots sports initiative. (Seated from left) PSC Commissioner...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) urged local governments to establish economic zones to attract investments and create jobs to reduce poverty in the Philippines. Photo from NAPC "We urge the local government to have economic zones to welcome investments coming into their...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said tougher penalties should be imposed against industry players who would be found guilty of mismanaging their power services that eventually affect day-to-day businesses and hurt the economy. Gatchalian pointed out that the maximum penalty of P50-million...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has told congressmen that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has complied with the requirements of an independent investigative panel on the April 2023 blackout on Panay...
Sen. Imee Marcos has filed a resolution directing the appropriate Senate Committee to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation into the efficacy of Republic Act No. 6735 in providing for a system of initiative and referendum as a means to amend to the existing Charter. In filing Senate Resolution...
(Unsplash) Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Lorenz Defensor took to task government agencies for their perceived lack of action on the blackouts in Western Visayas, particularly in his home province. Defensor specifically called out the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, January 11 that voter registration will resume on Feb. 12, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including Saturdays and holidays and will be held until September 30. Comelec said that registration will continue except when declared...
DAVAO CITY – Fifty-nine students from private universities and colleges in the Davao region received cash grants for their tuition from Rep. Paolo Duterte here and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, January 10. CHED-Davao chief administrative officer Maria Bonjeavem Alger...
The National Grid Corporation (NGCP) maintained on Wednesday, Jan. 10 that after the unplanned outage of Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC) Unit 1, the system remained normal and stable before the multiple plant shutdowns that led to the blackout. National Grid Corporation of the Philippines...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Facebook) The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) simply didn't have a "well-defined" plan from the start regarding the senior high school (SHS) program in state universities and...
