The meeting between Vice President Leni Robredo and Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III may not have ended as the opposition had hoped, after all. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Panfilo Lacson (Office of the Vice President/Senate PRIB) This, as Lacson intimated on...
Bless the children of Damascus CHARITY FOR CHILDREN Chargé d’Affaires (CDA), a.i. Vida Soraya S. Verzosa presents the donation of the Embassy to Mr. Ghassan Al Salih and Ms. Siham Hachim, Board Members of Al-Raja Society In celebration of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has lauded the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for arresting one of the suspects who hacked and used his credit card to purchase P1.1-million worth of liquor items through an online delivery platform early this year. Gatchalian said he hopes the NBI would follow...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the National Nutrition Council (NNC) conducted a dialogue with the local chief executives (LCEs) on Wednesday, August 4, in a bid to enhance the link between the national government and its local counterpart in attaining a sustainable...
The government is moving to entice competent leaders and managers to consider a career in public service and stay. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) An executive order reinforcing the policy on the grant of career executive service officer (CESO) rank to graduates of the the...
Confident that he has the "unanimous" support of his partymates, Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) chairman and Senate President Vicente Sotto III declared Wednesday, August 4, that he will not change his mind about seeking the vice presidency even if fellow-NPC member Senator Sherwin...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said the private sector made the right decision in suggesting placing the National Capital Region (NCR) under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as something "more challenging" will face the country if the government did not decide to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has confirmed that he has plans to run for vice president in the May 2022 national elections. Gatchalian, a member of the Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) headed by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, admitted his vice-presidential bid in a televised interview...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Aug. 3, urged teachers and learners to participate in the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) "Back to Basic" (B2B) online lectures. (Photo from Unsplash) Launched last July, the B2B lecture series serves as an avenue to present...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is targeting to inaugurate 35 irrigation projects worth nearly P3 billion this month of August, the agency's top official said. In a statement, NIA Administrator Ricardo Visaya said that NIA "continues to develop and construct irrigation systems...
Unemployment rate was steady in June this year, but President Duterte’s economic managers expect the number of jobless Filipinos may “temporarily” take a blow this month following the imposition of the strictest form of lockdown. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday,...
Yuka Saso, left, of the Philippines plays for several rounds with former World No. 1 and 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Lydia Ko of New Zealand Monday, August 2 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. (Photo from the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) Facebook page)...
