Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos deserves kudos for personally taking up the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping...
The government, with the help of the United Nations (UN), should scale up actions toward achieving the country’s targets under the Sustainable Development Goals, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Speaking at a UN Day Forum, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has generated P21.06 billion for the past 10 months this year, which is more than 30 percent higher compared to the revenues generated from the same period in 2022. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago attributed the significant increase to higher volumes of...
For Senator Francis Tolentino, giving Christmas gifts is part of Filipino tradition, and there is nothing wrong with doing this same thing for Filipino troops sacrificing within the country's jurisdiction. He made the statement in reaction to the stand of the National Security Council (NSC) that it...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has advised cargo truck drivers that they could take alternative ports amid the long queue of truck outside the Matnog Port in Sorsogon. PPA spokesperson Eunice Samonte said truckers heading to the Visayas and Mindanao could take instead the port of Pio...
The Senate on Wednesday, November 22 approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to establish the proposed Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) law. At least 23 senators in favor of Senate Bill No. 2439, with zero negative votes and zero...
The Senate wants diplomatic discussions on the various issues hounding the South China Sea (SCS) during the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. According to Zubiri, he has already instructed his colleagues to “tone down the rhetoric” and...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deploys FA-50PH light combat aircraft during the launching of a joint maritime and aerial patrol by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US Indo-Pacific Command in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 21, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The joint maritime and aerial patrol...
The Gotianun Group’s investment arm Filinvest Development Corporation’s (FDC) planned P10-billion bond offering has been assigned the highest Issue Credit Rating of PRS Aaa, with a "stable outlook" by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). FDC is planning a bond issuance of P7...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has required the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to account for the more than P2.6 billion fund transfers (FTs) to the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) for the procurements of goods and services which have "aged" for...
“We’ve got the POWER" will soon roar as a confident declaration of industry and government collaboration. The trailblazing initiative that is already gaining traction among serious investors and industry players is the institutionalization of the Pilipinas Offshore Wind Energy Resource...
Indonesian Coast Guard (BAKAMLA) vessel KN Gajah Laut 404 docks at the Panacan Wharf in Davao City on Nov. 20, 2023 for a five-day port visit. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) Indonesian Coast Guard (BAKAMLA) vessel "KN Gajah Laut 404" arrived in Davao City on Monday, Nov. 20, for a five-day port...
