State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is set to launch the fourth batch of scholars under its flagship corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, the DBP Resources for Inclusive and Sustainable Education (RISE) scholarship program, a top official said. DBP President and Chief...
The SM Store continues to extend its support by distributing more than 100,000 clothes from the Share Your Extras donation drive. The team started with Surigao del Norte where Typhoon Odette made landfall, displacing thousands of families and impacting their source of livelihood. Taking boats to...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – The local government unit inaugurated the new Imus City Government Center in Barangay Malagasang 1-G on Monday, April 25. The ceremony was led by Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi, Vice Mayor Arnel Cantimbuhan, Commissioner Ryan Alvin Acosta of the Civil Service Commission, and...
The national government borrowed less than expected after interest rate for long-term Philippine debt papers rose. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, April 26, the yield for the 10-year Treasury bond went up to 6.313 percent from 6.092 percent last March 29 when the IOU was last sold....
The Department of National Defense (DND) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a South Korean electric company in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Tuesday, April 26, to establish solar panels in at least two military camps in Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao. (Courtesy of Department of...
The Philippines and the United States (US) celebrated the conclusion of agreements on the Subic Bay shipyard as it is seen to bring more opportunities for both nations. ( Photo courtesy of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC) Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez...
Government security forces and suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) figured in separate armed encounters in Occidental Mindoro and Masbate on Monday, April 25, which led to the death of four communist rebels and the wounding of a soldier, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
Zavier Lucero and Ricci Rivero joined forces to lift University of the Philippines past University of the East, 81-68, and clinch a twice-to-beat advantage heading into the playoffs of the UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Tuesday, April 26. Zavier...
If "unity" was a scent, then Dioceldo Sy believes that he has captured it in a bottle. He calls it "The Red President". Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and a product shot of The Red President from Blackwater. (MANILA BULLETIN) The bottle label is marked with the word unity, the catchword of...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and his carefully assembled crew of dedicated public servants and anti-corruption crusaders have a new name--"The Magnificent 5." The catchy name was hatched by senatorial aspirant and former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol", who is...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin So we have two weeks or so left before we elect a new administration. No doubt you’ve seen the hysteria on the streets — and of course on social media — with each camp pumping one fist in the air claiming to be the saviors of our nation, while the other hand...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo At the massive grand rally held in Pasay City for Vice President Leni Robredo’s birthday, which not incidentally is the biggest political gathering in Philippine history, the birthday celebrant was feted with all sorts of gifts: flowers, paintings, songs,...
