The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducted a multilateral maritime cooperative activity with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, Aug. 23, as part of the ongoing Exercise ALON. Philippine Navy (PN) guided missile...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" declared on Saturday, Aug. 23 that senators were not beyond suspicion in the controversy on anomalous and "ghost" flood control projects. Lacson claimed that both his fellow senators and House members introduced insertions or amendments in the national budget bill, thus his...
The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) aired its support for President Marcos ' call for transparency and accountability on the flood control projects that were uncovered to be either "ghost" projects or sub-standardly built by some contractors who had the monopoly of these projects....
The Philippine Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) launched help desks in areas with large Korean communities across the country following an appeal from the Korean Embassy to ensure the safety of its citizens. The move was in response to serious crimes in recent months such as...
When Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) President Martin Antonio “Dennis” Zamora suggested a visit to TBEA, a solar energy company in China, I knew it would be an interesting learning trip. In early August, the NAC Board and executives flew to Beijing for committee meetings at the Shangri-La. The next...
Renewable energy firm Alternergy Holdings Corp. announced it has received approval to connect its 128-megawatt (MW) Tanay Rizal wind power project to the Luzon grid. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 20, Alternergy said the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) greenlit the project’s 500-kilovolt...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines sailed with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in waters facing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday, Aug. 19, as part of Exercise Amphibious and Land Operations or ALON25, the largest military exercise between both countries. The AFP deployed the guided...
Organized by the Taiwan International Trade Administration (TITA) and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the highly anticipated Taiwan Expo 2025 in the Philippines will make its grand return from Sept. 17 to 19 at the SMX Convention Center in Manila after a six-year hiatus....
The Philippine semiconductor industry is pinning its hope on the government to secure a favorable deal with the United States (US) with the looming announcement of tariffs against foreign-made semiconductors, which could be as high as 300 percent. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)...
Senator Raffy Tulfo announced on Monday, August 18, that he, along with his entire staff, would undergo mandatory drug testing on Tuesday. "As a matter of fact, I already told my staff, my chief-of-staff, na tumulong magpadala dito ng taga Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and pwedeng...
The newly formed alliance of online gaming operators is warning that the recent move by the central bank to cut off easy access to gambling sites via e-wallets could backfire by pushing players into the unregulated black market. The PlaySafe Alliance of the Philippines, comprising 18 online gaming...
The office of Senator Robinhood Padilla on Monday, Aug. 18, announced the resignation of actress Nadia Montenegro as one of its political officers, following allegations that she used marijuana within Senate premises. In her written explanation addressed to Padilla’s office, Montenegro recounted...
