The newly-created Philippine Public Safety Academy (PPSA) has welcomed the first batch of cadets who will be trained as future firemen and jail officers. Speaking at the PPSA inauguration and the launching of the Pilot Batch Class of 2024, the DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the new academy is...
The Philippine Embassy in Wellington has offered its condolences to the family of five Filipinos who perished in the tragic car crash in New Zealand on June 19. "The Embassy was shocked and deeply saddened by this tragedy befalling our Kababayan," the embassy said in a statement Tuesday night, June...
The PBA Commissioner’s Office cracked the whip on Calvin Abueva anew after his ejection and outburst during Magnolia’s 89-84 victory over Ginebra Sunday, June 19. Photo from PBA "The Beast", who was summoned to appear to the Commissioner’s office on Tuesday, is suspended for one game and...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and chief executive officer Senator Richard Gordon encouraged everyone to get tested for Covid-19 promptly for early detection and cure. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) In a statement released on Tuesday, June 21, PRC said that immediate detection of the Covid-19...
The local stock market declined following a new round of pump price hikes and a weaker peso. The main index dropped 48.75 points or 0.78 percent to close at 6,285.19 as losses were led by the Services sector while the Industrial and Mining and Oil counters managed to advance. Volume remained anemic...
Eighty-two students of the Philippine National Police - Special Action Force (PNP) have undergone rigid training on sea vessel assault from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) which culminated on Tuesday, June 21, in Manila. Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard The PCG said that it collaborated...
BRP Antonio Luna (FF151), a Philippine Navy (PN) Jose Rizal-class frigate, participated in a multinational group sail with Singapore, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia in the Pacific Ocean ahead of the world’s largest maritime exercises which will take place at the end of this month. BRP Antonio...
Bank of Commerce (BankCom), an affiliate of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC), has been assigned an Issuer Credit Rating of PRS Aa plus (corp.), with a Stable Outlook, by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). A company rated PRS Aa (corp.) differs from the...
Final preparations are underway for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to help secure the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on June 30. Philippine Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Artemio Abu (Courtesy of PCG) Admiral Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, said more than 100 coast guardians...
Besting more than 100 delegates from various countries, two awards were received by a grade 11 student from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) during the International Model United Nations (IMUN) 2022 held in Atma Jaya Catholic University in Jakarta, Indonesia. ohn Anton Benedict G. Garcia...
After 34 years with no operating nuclear facility, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) starts the Philippine Research Reactor-1 Subcritical Assembly for Training, Education, and Research (PRR-1 SATER) on Monday, June 20. The fuel is...
The Philippine Embassy in Kenya has opened the country's first-ever art exhibition at the Kenyan national museum to give locals an idea about the similarities of the Philippines with the African country despite their geographical distance. Ambassador Marie Charlotte Tang opened on June 17 the...
