Philip Morris International's Chief Executive Officer Jacek Olczak (right) with Tommaso Di Giovanni, PMI's VP for International Communications and Engagement NEUCHATEL, SWITZERLAND – IQOS is now the top tobacco brand of Philip Morris International surpassing the iconic Marlboro in net...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The so-called "small committee" in the House of Representatives has decided to realign P292.23 billion under the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) plans to install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in select government offices, aligning with the government's push for energy efficiency and conservation. During a Senate budget hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Arnel Corona, budget manager of PNOC...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is looking to file a bill that seeks to decouple the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) roles as both system operator and network transmission provider in a bid to address national security concerns. “I truly believe that the system operation of the...
Criminal complaints have been filed against 17 foreigners who were arrested last Oct. 11 at a cyber scam hub in Makati City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Tuesday, Oct. 15. “Napa-inquest na natin (We have presented them for inquest) and they will be charged accordingly),”...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will wait for the final report of the Quad-Committee of the House of Representatives before taking any action in relation to the allegation of the existence of a reward system in the Philippine National Police (PNP) of the past...
ILOILO CITY – This city is set to host the 2024 National Dairy Summit from October 28 to 30. THE Western Visayas Dairy Farmers and Stakeholders Agriventures Inc. led by its president Johnny Que (right) hosts the 2024 National Dairy Summit from October 28 to 30 in Iloilo City. (Tara...
By DERCO ROSAL The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is confident that the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 will be signed into law by the president before Christmas. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said she is confident about the timely enactment of the General...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a thorough investigation into the allegation of the existence of a reward system for every illegal drug personality killed in the past administration’s drug war. Marbil ordered the probe following the...
Philippines National Bank, the financial services arm of the Lucio Tan Group, is planning to raise fresh funds from the issuance of US dollar-denominated notes. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said it has mandated ING and J.P. Morgan as Joint Lead Managers and Joint...
A candidate backed out of the race for the position of mayor of Pateros, the lone municipality in Metro Manila, in the May 12, 2025 national and local elections (NLE). On Oct. 11, Pateros Councilor and independent candidate Dominador Rosales Jr. withdrew his certificate of candidacy...
Kuala Lumpur — State-run National Power Corporation (Napocor) is seeking additional funding through a loan by next year to bolster its power supply and prevent potential outages. On the sidelines of Enlit Asia 2024, Napocor President Fernando Roxas said that they are exploring a loan of around...
