Jay Clement Coson, Bernie Jiao, Chrissy Roa, Bea Atienza, and Bobby Simborio The Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA) and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) launched the Brand Academy, a four-Friday seminar series crafted for junior marketers and brand architects, on May 2,...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a resolution calling for an inquiry, in aid of legislation, with the end goal of informing the public all about the 39th United States (US)- Philippines Balikatan Exercise's success, gains, prospects, and opportunities. Padilla said that he wants to ensure...
The Philippines was ranked sixth among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in terms of access to basic sanitation services, a study from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) revealed. In a policy note on the Philippine water sector, the NEDA stated that while 97.6 percent...
Police arrested on Thursday night, May 16, a Canadian tagged as the principal suspect in the alleged smuggling of around 1.4 tons of shabu which was intercepted in Alitagtag town of Batangas last month. A police report reaching Camp Crame in Quezon City identified the arrested Canadian as...
The National Identification (ID) system now permits the updating or correction of key information, but this service is only available at specific Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) offices. In a statement on Friday, May 17, the PSA said that it began the gradual rollout of updating services...
Two women who are allegedly engaged in sex trafficking in social media have been arrested in Laguna, the National Bureau of Investigation NBI) said on Friday, May 17. The NBI identified them as Maria Jorgia Y. Gadiano and Princess Anne Custodio who were arrested last May 10 during an entrapment...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has primarily issued warning on system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and market operator Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) that they could be meted with penalties if they will not strictly comply...
President Marcos urged the government’s uniformed forces to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to fight new forms of warfare, particularly in the digital space. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this during his Talk to the Troops of the 4th...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to strengthen the National Housing Authority (NHA). Gaining the final approval of the...
In order to secure the target quantity for the rice buffer stock by 2025, the National Food Authority (NFA) has sought a budget of P16.3 billion next year. The Department of Agriculture (DA) recently proposed P24.85 billion to NFA, which is 77 percent higher than this year’s allocation of P14.03...
Philippine National Police (File photo) The Philippine National Police (PNP) has released more than P7.6 billion to cover the mid-year bonus of its 228,893 active duty personnel. The allocated fund amounting to P7,629,893,993.00, was derived from the regular PNP appropriations included in this...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has greenlit a P2.75 billion project designed to propel infrastructure development in line with the country's sustainable development goals. Known as the Facility for Accelerating Studies for Infrastructure, or FAST-Infra project, NEDA said it...
