State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has introduced a loan program for teachers with longer payment terms and lower interest rates. In a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 26, GSIS President and General Manager Wick Veloso said that this initiative aligns with the Department of...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) The country’s agricultural sector will take an indirect hit if the P6.2-billion budget cut suffered by 30 state universities and colleges (SUCs) won't get restored under the P5.768-trillion...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police are eyeing land conflict as a possible motive in the murder of a Marine reservist by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Sinawal, this city, on Friday, September 22. Police Major Carl Jayson Baynosa, Police Station 2 commander, said they are looking at a land...
The Philippines on Sunday, Sept. 24 (Manila time), appealed to the United Nations (UN) to support its bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, citing its peace-building and counter-terrorism efforts. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo speaks at the 78th session of the United...
The rule of law must “reign” and adherence to international law will keep the Indo-Pacific region, which includes the contested South China Sea, open and stable, the Philippines told the United Nations (UN) on Sunday, Sept. 24 (Manila time). Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo speaks at...
For Sen. Francis Tolentino, there's no denying that China is the only country interested in areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). He made the statement during an interview on CNN Philippines, following the pronouncement of China that the country's accusations "have no factual basis" in relation...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has received a formal appeal from the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to restore P91 billion in its capital outlay under the P5.768-trillion General...
The Philippines has joined Japan and Australia in pushing the international community to start negotiations on a treaty to restrain the use of fissile materials that are capable of undergoing fission through low-energy thermal neutrons as weapons for warfare. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has guaranteed the passage on third and final reading next week of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024. ...
President Marcos on Wednesday, Sept. 20, certified the “necessity of the immediate enactment” of House Bill (HB) No. 8980, which is the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or the P5.768-trillion proposed national budget for 2024. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential...
DESIGNERS FOR A CAUSE From left: Rajo Laurel, Martin Bautista, Andrea Tetangco, Mark Bumgarner, and Avel Bacudio She walked onto the massive catwalk in a blue Martin Bautista dress, and she took our breaths away, drew a tear or two from many eyes. She walked with crutches, but with a spring in her...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) Base Air Chaplain blesses the new C-208B aircraft at Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on Sept. 19, 2023. (Photo by PAF) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) bared the newest addition of a spy plane to its fleet to enhance its intelligence, surveillance, and...
