“Hope for the best, prepare for the worst” said Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla against the backdrop of threatening power service interruptions due to insufficient power supply and oil price spikes that will be reflected in the electric bills of consumers during the summer months. With...
After seeing scores of voters flocking to precincts, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia believes that they will attain a 92 percent voter turnout in Marawi City's plebiscite on Saturday, March 18. In an interview, Garcia mentioned that it was only during the morning...
The energy subsidiaries of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) have terminated two power supply agreements (PSAs) with utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco), crashing hopes of at least 1,800 megawatts in critical power capacity additions by next year until 2025. In an...
Aira Cassandra Suguitan Castro from Mariano Marcos State University in Batac, Ilocos Norte was hailed as the top-notcher for the March 2023 Physician Licensure Examination. Courtesy of Aira Cassandra Castro (Facebook) She garnered a score of 89 percent, the Professional Regulation Commission...
Mathilda Krogg got herself atop the intermediate podium and Team Philippines booked its best finish so far in the penultimate Stage 9 of the 13th Biwase Cup in Vietnam on Thursday, March 16. *Mathilda Krogg represents Team Philippines as the No. 2 squad in Stage 9.* Krogg, a mainstay of the...
Preparations for the Marawi City plebiscites have been completed, the first local electoral exercise since the siege in 2017, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, March 17. In a statement, Comelec stated that it conducted on Friday (March 17) a command conference in the House of...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) indicated that it will be studying the probable rate hikes or cost impact that consumers will have to brace for; once all the gas sale and purchase agreements (GSPAs) for the Malampaya gas field project will expire by next year. ERC Chairperson Monalisa C....
A total of 1,573 individuals out of 2,887 examinees have passed the March 2023 Licensure Exam for Physicians, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday evening, March 16. Spearheaded by the Board of Medicine, the exam was given in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to hold plebiscites on March 18 which aims to ratify the creation of Barangays Boganga II and Datu Dalidigan in Marawi City. According to Comelec, the creation of the two new barangays are the direct result of the effects of the Marawi Siege, which...
Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil assured the public that the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) strives to share facts with the public as she highlighted the importance of ensuring factual communication about government actions and services amid the proliferation of fake news. Garafil...
The House Committee on Information and Communications Technology on Wednesday, March 15, approved the recommendations of the technical working group (TWG) for the unnumbered substitute bill that would protect consumers from unwanted calls and texts from individuals, companies, and entities meant to...
Two schools garnered 100 percent passing rates in the March 2023 MedTech Licensure Exam, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday evening, March 14. These were the Velez College and Cebu Doctors University with 143 and 95 successful examinees, respectively. Courtesy of PRC...
