Over P100 billion will be spent on the government’s national health insurance Program next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Friday, Oct. 27. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a total of P101.51 billion budget will be allocated to the Philippine Health Insurance...
The Erga EV is an electric, fully-flat floor bus accessible for handicapped and elderly commuters. The shift to electrification is beginning to manifest in the logistics sector. This is reflected in the electrification solutions presented by Isuzu at the Japan Mobility Show (formerly Tokyo Motor...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, October 22 supported calls for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to return the contributions given by the LandBank of the Philippines (LBP) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to the Maharlika Investment...
ITALIANA president Noemi Thomas (right) and other members of the association explore new product lines like native rice cookies (pictured above) as the oven frees up more time and expand the types of products they can produce. In the scenic landscape of Banaue, Ifugao, where time-honored traditions...
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC), a subsidiary of Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has inked a preliminary deal with London-headquartered Rio Tinto for development collaboration on the latter’s targeted energy usage shift to renewable energy in its Australian mining operations. In a press...
It’s about time. The Isuzu vehicles that state an active outdoor lifestyle went all out to show how the D-Max and the Mu-X can bring the adventurous family camping, no matter the terrain to get there. An attractive convoy of eight Isuzu vehicles – four D-Max variants, two Mu-X...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that despite the temporary suspension of its implementing rules, the Marcos administration will continue to seek investments from Saudi Arabia for the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Diokno, who is part of President Marcos' official delegation to Riyadh,...
One of President's economic managers said the Marcos administration will carefully review every provision in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Thursday, Oct. 19, that the economic managers align...
The pickup wars appear to be heating up. Not one to sit idly by, Isuzu is jumping into the fight with their D-Max Limited sporting eye-catching upgrades. The D-Max Limited positions itself as the perfect combination of style and performance, being easily driven from the city to any weekend off-road...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Zoom) Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Wednesday, Oct. 18 that the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) has yet to be saved by a foreign investor. ...
ILOILO CITY – The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is preparing its system in Panay Island for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on October 30. CYNTHIA Alabanza, assistant vice president for public relations of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP),...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), which serves as the World Bank Group’s (WBG) private sector investment arm, lauded the Philippines’ new and improved policy framework for public-private partnerships (PPPs). In a meeting with Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, IFC Regional Vice...
