National Youth Commission (NYC) Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Leah Villalon urged the youth to transform their ideas into action and discuss critical issues requiring innovative solutions during the Youth Organization Registration Program National (YORP) Convention. ...
NAIA (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Will this finally get rid of Ninoy Aquino International Airport's (NAIA) enduring tag as among the worst airports in the world? Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. bared Sunday, Aug. 13 that...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations will start scrutinizing the budgets of the individual agencies this week as the hearings on the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 goes into high...
In efforts to effectively address national security challenges, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the adoption of the National Security Policy (NSP) 2023-2028 that is consistent with his vision of a free, united, secure, peaceful, resilient and prosperous Philippines. File...
DOF Secretary Benjamin Diokno The value-added tax (VAT) being imposed in the Philippines is "under review". Thus, bared Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno before the House Committee on Appropriations Thursday, Aug. 10, on the first day of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on Filipinos to work with the country's youth to secure a greener future for the Philippines, as he hailed the youth as the "true hope" of the country. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos/YouTube screenshot) Marcos said...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The service provider tapped by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) only managed to produce 36 million physical national identification cards (ID), roughly a third of its target of 92 million. House Committee on Appropriations Senior Vice...
BAGUIO CITY – Casino junket group Team Z, earlier blamed by “investors” and “account managers” to have carted away “investments” that reportedly have reached a few billion pesos, said it wants the plain truth behind the fraud complaints flooding the National Bureau of...
Diamonds (Unsplash) Imposing a luxury tax may not be worth the trouble in the Philippine setting. This can be gleaned from statements made by Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno before the House Committee on Appropriations Thursday, Aug. 10, on...
The Lucio Tan Group’s Philippine National Bank (PNB) posted a 12.6 percent decline in net profits to P9.7 billion for the first six months of 2023 from P11.1 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said it saw sustained growth in net...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) joined forces with the Australian Embassy to strengthen the social protection and gains in gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) programs. (Photo courtesy of NCIP/Facebook) In a statement on Thursday, Aug....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) facilitated the oath-taking of 102 former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fighters as new police officers in a landmark ceremony at Camp Brig. Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte on...
