Juliana Gomez brilliantly defended her epee individual crown in the UAAP Women’s Fencing last Friday, March 15, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila. UP Fighting Maroons’ Juliana Gomez bags back-to-back titles in the UAAP. (UAAP Media) The daughter of 2005...
Ever thought about which city in the Philippines outside Metro Manila is considered the wealthiest? Well look no further than Baguio City. Residents there earn twice the average national income. In the first-ever Provincial Product Accounts (PPA) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) The Philippines is now on its way to dropping its reputation of being a major improper of salt. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, as he hailed the signing into law of the...
TORONTO – Emerging regulators in the Philippines are weighing up options whether to undertake relicensing process or to just opt for technology design review of the nuclear reactors that will eventually be imported for deployment in the domestic power industry. The 'Power Women' who are...
Amid the continuous encouragement of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for all its personnel to promote the aggressive campaign in stopping violence against women, one of its senior officers appears to have either ignored, or did not receive the memo. A police colonel is now facing a string of...
After the PSEi broke its 7-week rally while failing to breach the 7,000 resistance level, the local stock market is seen to wait for fresh cues from the Federal Reserves meeting this week (March 19-20). “Last week’s drop opens doors for bargain hunting opportunities. However, a strong rally...
The Lopez Group’s Rockwell Land Corporation has recently obtained P10 billion in financing from the Philippine National Bank (PNB) and Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it has secured a P5-billion term loan facility of up...
(Pixabay) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has welcomed the enactment of the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, a law he describes as “groundbreaking legislation”. Salo, a principal author of the measure now embodied in Republic Act (RA) No....
Civilians embark one of the civilian boats that joined the Atin Ito Coalition's resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea on Dec. 10, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Atin Ito Coalition / Facebook) A second resupply mission led by civilian stakeholders in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is currently in the...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Artemio Gavan (File photo) For the sixth straight year, the Philippines was again chosen to lead a regional body that combats piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG),...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The 30,500-strong Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is prepared to implement security measures in ports and at sea nationwide to ensure the safety of the traveling public during the Holy Week or "Semana Santa". PCG Commandant,...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, March 17 expressed optimism President Marcos’ signing into law of Republic Act No. 11985 or An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines will give “new life” to the country’s dying salt industry. Villar,...
