The Commission on Elections (Comelec) together with the San Juan City local government inaugurated on Monday, Sept. 18, the new Comelec National Capital Region Office. The inauguration was led by Comelec Chairman George Garcia, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, San Juan City Rep. Bel Zamora, and...
For Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, the appointment of Gilbert Teodoro Jr. as chief of the Department of National Defense (DND) once again, came at a very opportune time amid the rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Senate PRIB photo)...
The local stock market fell to a one-year low as investors exercise caution before the release of US inflation data. The main index plunged 81.02 points or 1.30 percent to close at 6,149.18 as Conglomerates registered the biggest drop while the Mining and Oil sector stayed in the green....
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri believes that the country should use the furor among other nations caused by the release of China's 10-dash line in its new standard map to its own advantage by gathering allies in asserting sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Zubiri made...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has asked the Senate for a supplemental budget in adherence to the directive of President Marcos to have a sustained and continued presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu disclosed that the agency requires a supplemental budget of...
Was it Vice Ganda's reaction to Juan Ponce Enrile's comment on him? This is the question of some netizens after the comedian conveyed a message to grandfathers and grandmothers after a "Mini Miss U" contestant requested a shout-out for her grandfather, supposedly a fan, in the Sept. 11 episode of...
The San Juan City local government, together with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), held a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing and ceremonial turnover of an RxBox to Barangay Pasadena on Monday, Sept. 11. The event was organized after the city was...
Sen. Cynthia Villar said on Tuesday, Sept. 12, that passing the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act is the Senate’s response to the plea for assistance from salt industry stakeholders to revitalize their dying sector. Sen. Cynthia Villar (Senate PRIB photo) Voting...
Voting 22-0, the Senate approved the proposed bill that seeks to strengthen and revitalize the salt industry in the country. Approved on the third and final reading is Senate Bill No. 2243 or the proposed or the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act. "My wholehearted support and...
This week, cautious stock market investors will be looking for cues from the US August inflation report and Philippine data on foreign direct investments and remittances from overseas Filipinos. While the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) managed to advance in the last two weeks, Philstocks...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Saturday, Sept. 9, that the Senate Oversight Committee on confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) is planning to review the memorandum circular on CIFs to come up with a more clean-cut set of guidelines on its utilization. Zubiri was referring to the...
The San Juan City local government on Friday, Sept. 8, announced the start of the disbursement of financial aid to its rice sellers and retailers affected by the rice price cap mandated by the national government on Sept. 5 amid the increase of its prices. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora...