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...
The Philippines and the United States have begun their joint maritime and air patrols in the contested West Philippine Sea, President Marcos announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) increased its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to assert the country’s...
Royal Navy Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh, United Kingdom's national hydrographer, receives a command plaque from Philippine Navy (PN) vice commander Rear Adm. Caesar Bernard Valencia during his courtesy visit at the PN headquarters in Manila on Nov. 20, 2023. (Photo by PN) The Philippine Navy (PN)...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, November 21 called on the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) to expedite the disbursement of medical assistance to coconut farmers, after noting how the agency submitted its plan one year into the administration. Cayetano said the slow...
Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC), the investment arm of the Gotianun Group, is planning to raise up to P32 billion through the issuance of peso-denominated fixed rate bonds in one or more tranches. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said it has filed online via...