The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved three projects by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) aimed at enhancing the reliability and stability of the transmission grid in Luzon and Visayas. In a statement, NGCP said the approved projects include the Northern Luzon...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should adopt a proactive approach in dealing with the cancellation of alien employment permits (AEPs) issued to foreign workers in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian made the call...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has urged lawmakers to ensure there is sufficient funds to address possible mass casualty events involving chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear incidents (CBRN) and countering operations that utilizes weapons of mass destruction....
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development awarded 66 local government units in Western Visayas region for their strong programs in promoting child welfare. DSWD-6 Regional Director Arwin Razo led the conferment of the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance as part of this...
Senator Raffy Tulfo slammed the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) for what he called their unfinished and non-operational Balog Balog Dam project Phase 2 in San Jose, Tarlac. During the plenary deliberations on Monday, Nov. 18, for the proposed budget of NIA for 2025, Tulfo questioned the...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. has castigated the police in his province for supposedly not lifting a finger on the...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan is pushing the Senate to support the proposed bigger funding allocations for the government’s cash aid programs in the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, November 18 pushed anew for a higher intelligence fund for the Philippine National Police (PNP) to boost the campaign against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)-related crimes. Gatchalian noted that POGOs continue to defy the...
Stressing that the world and the Philippines are facing so much divisiveness in belief, politics, even generational and cultural differences, President Marcos has rallied society leaders to seek divine wisdom and to build bridges where there are divides. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In...
Participants to the 1st Colloquium on the Prevention of Terror-Grooming and Violent Extremism pose for a snap during the culmination of the event aimed at tackling the vulnerability of Filipino youth to violent extremism, Nov. 11, 2024, in Quezon City. The seminar was spearheaded by the National...
Senator Grace Poe assured on Sunday, November 17 that next year’s budget has sufficient funds to ensure there is fast and timely relief to communities affected by calamities and disasters. Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance and leading the deliberations on the...
Two policemen died while two cops were wounded following a firefight with suspected members of a local drug syndicate in a buy-bust operation that went awry in Sultan Kudarat town of Maguindanao on Friday, Nov. 15. Police Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, director of the Area Police Command- Western...
