President Marcos has called on the academe to be at the forefront of the country's innovation as the government launched its 10-year innovation agenda. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the launching of the National Innovation Agenda Strategy Document (NIASD) on Sept. 27, 2023. (Noel...
The National Innovation Council (NIC) on Wednesday, Sept. 27, launched the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document (NIASD) for 2023-2032. NIC Chairperson President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. led the event, along with Arsenio M. Balisacan, National Econonmic and Development Authority...
President Marcos said the country must prop up its spending on research and development to maintain the Philippines' emerging image as an "innovation achiever." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the launching of the National Innovation Agenda Strategy Document (NIASD) on Sept. 27,...
The government will be courting foreign and local private investors that will inject up to P500 billion worth of capital outlay for the planned Smart Green and Grid System (SGGS) or the parallel grid that will underpin massive investments in the country’s emerging offshore wind industry. In a...
There is no room for corruption and abuse of power in the country's police force. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. administers the oath taking of 55 newly promoter star rank officers of the Philippine National Police at the Malacañan Palace on Sept. 27, 2023. (RTVM Screenshot) President...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has welcomed the signing of the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TPB) Bill into law. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva filed the measure with the aim of tackling various labor market challenges such as unemployment, underemployment, youth...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) introduced to international communities its approach using the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) to gather data on poverty. During the UN General Assembly in New York on Sept. 20, NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie G. Edillon emphasized the...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has welcomed the approval of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act on its third and final reading. With 20 affirmative votes, the upper chamber on Monday, Sept. 25, passed the Senate Bill No. 2233, or the proposed PPP Act, which aims to...
President Marcos is hopeful that the government's agriculture modernization program will bear "positive impacts" amid its efforts to maintain sufficient rice buffer stock in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel B. Pabalate) In his message during the 51st anniversary of the...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed its ruling that denied the motion to dismiss through a demurrer to evidence filed by P/Supt. Rainier A. Espina, one of the co-accused of former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Avelino I. Razon Jr., in the alleged anomalous P409.7 million...
A man threatened his girlfriend that he would expose her sex videos, nude photos, and rape of her teenage daughter if he would not be given P10,000. On complaint of the girlfriend, the man, whose identify was withheld, was arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an...
Two persons were arrested and six minors were rescued from alleged online sexual exploitation activities in Manila, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Tuesday, Sept. 26. In a statement, the NBI identified those arrested as Lynette S. Cruz and Paulo R. dela Cruz who were caught last...
