The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday, Nov. 26, that it will cooperate with the House of Representatives (HOR) after two military personnel were dragged in an investigation on the alleged misuse of confidential and intelligence fund by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and...
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has energized the Cebu-Bohol Interconnection Project (CBIP), a new transmission facility that will address the growing power demand in the region. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 26, NGCP said the CBIP "will play a crucial role in improving...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has asked the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to move for the cancellation of over 1,500 registered birth certificates that were suspected to be fraudulently acquired by foreigners. Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra on Tuesday, Nov. 26, confirmed...
Legazpi Savings Bank (LSB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), is expanding its reach outside the Bicol region by more than doubling the number of its branches so it can serve more public school teachers nationwide. In a media briefing, LSB President Jerome B....
(MB file photo by Noel Pabalate) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) does not need to conduct a loyalty check among its military personnel amid a deepening rift between the two highest officials of the land, President Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, as it made clear where its...
A former ranking Department of Finance (DOF) official who had spearheaded the agency's anti-graft and corruption as well as tax-evasion enforcement arms shall take the reins as the new president of the big business group Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) next year. Lawyer Emmanuel...
REFLECTIONS TODAY What is to be our attitude as we await the second coming of the Lord? Certainly, we cannot worry about it every day; otherwise, we cannot go on with our daily lives. On the other hand, we also cannot simply dismiss it from our consciousness; otherwise, we fall into...
General Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), directed the troops to remain steadfast in their mandate to protect the country and the Filipino people amid intense political noise. “In the past days, we have seen a myriad of events that transpired in our...
(Courtesy of AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) denied claims that some soldiers are mobilizing to protect Vice President Sara Duterte in light of her recent threats against the Commander-in-Chief, President Marcos Jr. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla tagged as...
Camp Aguinaldo (File photo by Martin A. Sadongdong) Mystery surrounds the death of a military lawyer who was found dead at the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. The remains of Colonel Rolando Escalona Jr., assigned to the Judge Advocate...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said Vice President Sara Duterte’s recent behavior could affect her agency's budget. Pimentel was referring to the vice president's recent outburst against President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., his wife and House Speaker Martin...
The Philippines has joined 193 member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in adopting the Riyadh Design Law Treaty, marking a step towards modernizing and streamlining design protection on a global scale. In a statement, the Intellectual Property Office of the...
