President Marcos on Tuesday, Feb. 27, announced that Coca-Cola is planning a $1 billion expansion in the Philippines in the next five years that can bring about 100,000 jobs to the country’s “relatively young” population. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. during a meeting with...
The European Union has allocated €500,000 (over 30 million Philippine pesos) in response to widespread flooding and landslides that left large parts of Mindanao inundated since late January. The aid will address the immediate needs of 12,000 people in some of the worst-hit, isolated areas in...
The Senate on Monday, February 26, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2492 or the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act which sets archipelagic boundaries in compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) and the 2016 The Hague arbitral ruling. ...
DAVAO CITY – Persons suffering from cardiovascular diseases are getting younger primarily due to unhealthy lifestyle characterized by substance abuse, a medical expert of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here said. Speaking at the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao on Monday,...
Senator Robinhood Padilla on Monday, February 26 called for a stop to the “Vitamin C” drip controversy surrounding his wife, actress-host Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla. Padilla made the call in a brief interview before the start of the Senate’s 3 p.m. plenary session. ...
Troops of the newly-activated 11th Field Artillery Battalion stand in formation during the unit's activation at Fort Ramon Magsaysay in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija on Sept. 12, 2023. (Photo by Philippine Army) The Philippine Army (PA) will recruit nearly 5,000 individuals to be part of their regular...
The University of the Philippines (UP) System's Office of Admissions announced on Monday, Feb. 26, that the online application for the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) for the academic year 2025-2026 will begin on April 15, 2024. University of the Philippines (UP) System's Office of Admissions UP...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Monday, February 26 hailed the enactment into law of the “Tatak Pinoy Act” saying this would be a giant leap for the Philippines’ aspiration to be an industrialized country. Early this morning, President Marcos signed Republic Act No. 11981 or...
Pricing seesaw at the pumps will come lighter on the pockets of consumers this week as the price of diesel products will be on P0.95 per liter rollback; while gasoline prices will be trimmed by P0.70 per liter, based on the pricing advisories of the oil companies. Additionally, the price of...
Senator Robinhood Padilla’s wife, actress-host Mariel Rodriguez, on Sunday, February 25 apologized to the Senate and the public for receiving a “Vitamin C” drip inside the office of her husband. In her statement, which was posted by Padilla on Facebook, Rodriguez clarified...
President Marcos has directed the Department of National Defense (DND) to ensure that there will be zero to minimal casualties during operations by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against enemies of the State. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. bared this as he commended the...
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (CCEP) have completed their $1.8-billion acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) from The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). In a statement, AEV said CCBPI, the exclusive bottler and distributor of TCCC...
