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...
PAGASA Typhoon “Pepito” (international name: Man-yi) has weakened further into a severe tropical storm and is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) between Monday noon and afternoon, Nov. 18. In its 11 a.m. bulletin on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
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...
PAGASA The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Typhoon “Pepito” (international name: Man-yi) continues to bring strong winds across parts of Luzon as it moves northwestward over the West Philippine Sea on Monday, Nov. 18. In its 5 a.m....
The country’s external debt service burden dipped 3.8 percent to $8.68 billion as of end-August compared to $9.023 billion in the same period last year, based on Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data. During the period, external debt service principal payments totaled $3.461 billion, lower by...
New NAIA Infrastructure Corp. (NNIC), operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), is looking to ramp up the establishment of a new terminal to serve and accommodate a projected spike in the number of passengers to 50.2 million annually. At a news briefing over the weekend, NNIC...
Despite stock prices falling to bargain levels, the market remains bearish amid concerns about the weaker peso, potential US interest rate cuts, and US policies under the new political leadership. “The local market’s technical indicators continue to show a bearish bias, with the bourse falling...
Lopez Holdings Corporation, one of the investment arms of the Lopez family, reported seven percent dip in attributable net income to P4.83 billion for the first nine months of 2024 from the P5.21 billion earned in the same period last year. The firm disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange that...
Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel conduct pre-emptive evacuation in vulnerable areas in Bicol on Nov. 16, 2024 amid the threat posed by Super Typhoon "Pepito". (Photo: 9th Infantry Division) Super Typhoon “Pepito” pounded Luzon and affected more than 852,000...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is not one to bite his tongue when it comes to responding to China's "bullying tactics" in 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...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito called for the inclusion of key railway projects in the programmed appropriations of the 2025 proposed budget for the Department of Transportation (DOTR). Ejercito, who sponsored DOTr’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, expressed his intention to...
