If elected, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said she will be open to a joint venture with China in the West Philippine Sea only if the latter recognizes the 2016 arbitral ruling. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) "I will be open to that only if the step one: recognition of...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and other key agencies have signed a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) that aims to streamline the processes and requirements in relation to local travel amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The virtual signing of Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series...
The heist continues in the Korean Peninsula The heist may be over in Spain but a new one is set to unfold in South Korea with the coming of its adaptation of the hit series “ La Casa de Papel (Money Heist).” Dubbed “Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area,” the upcoming series is set to...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the bloody December 29, 2021 joint military and police raid in Pikit, Cotabato that left six people dead. De Lima said an independent fact-finding committee is necessary considering the contradicting accounts of...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson reiterated his support for a joint venture with other countries in exploring and harnessing energy sources in the West Philippine Sea, so long as the 60-40 formula in the Philppine’s Constitution is followed. “I’m supportive of a joint...
The newly appointed emir or commander of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Daulah Islamiya (DI) group has been killed in an armed clash with the military in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, a ranking general revealed on Friday, Dec. 3. Asim Karinda alias Abu Azim, a highly trained improvised explosive device...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, the man who was instrumental in helping contain the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been awarded the Arangkada Lifetime Achievement Award by the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines. Presidential Adviser...
The Philippines and Vietnam had agreed to revive their joint marine scientific research expedition as both sides conveyed to uphold the rule of the law in the South China Sea. MARINE RESEARCH EXPEDITION REVIVAL--DFA–Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office Assistant Secretary Maria Angela A. Ponce...
President Duterte casually revealed to a huge audience Thursday, Oct. 21 that Senator and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa was "nervous" over the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation on the bloody anti-illegal drug war of the administration....
A joint memorandum circular creating a special committee which will ensure the efficient and harmonized delivery of assistance during disaster and emergencies has been signed. Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista (above center), Department of Trade and...
Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (3) The Cebu Link Joint Venture (CLJV), a consortium consisting of ACCIONA, First Balfour, and DMCI, joined both sides of the 390-meter central span of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway cable-stayed bridge in a P20-billion ($400 million) undertaking. The project, awarded...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST) has called on all Filipino researchers who have proposals related to sustainable food production and climate change resilience to share their research work for the upcoming Meet My Lab x JFS...
