Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday, August 7 has called on lawmakers to review the current provisions in the procurement law to help the country’s armed forces develop a credible defense posturing necessary to defend the country from external aggressions, particulary in the...
Senators on Sunday, August 6 crossed partylines in asking the government to heed the Senate’s recommendations on the West Philippine Sea following the Chinese Coast Guard’s (CCG) illegal use of water cannon against a Philippine vessel. (Philippine Coast Guard/Facebook photo) The CCG used...
When I was in grade 7, I remember watching my English teacher as she was writing a sentence structure diagram on the chalkboard. She paused frozen, then slowly turning to face us as if something had just occurred to her, she declared, “If you want to learn grammar, the best way to do it is to...
Senators are keen on scrutinizing all requests for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said he will check how and where the proposed CIFs of all...
Registration for the 53rd Occupational Health Nurses Association of the Philippines (OHNAP) National Annual Convention and 73rd Founding Anniversary, to be held from Sep. 6 to 8, is now open. Photo courtesy of OHNAP Interested participants may avail of the early bird fee worth P1,000 from Aug. 1 to...
# ERC, NGCP discuss technical gaps By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has forthrightly raised to transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) the need to immediately address the "technical gaps" in balancing the country’s power system so it can...
Typically, to receive their payroll, employees have to visit a bank branch, fill up application forms, create the account, and come back for the ATM card after several days. All of this is very inconvenient which can translate to dissatisfaction with their company so early in their employment....
The University of the Philippines (UP) campuses in Quezon City and Manila announced on Thursday, Aug. 3 a shift to work-from-home for their university personnel due to incessant rains. "Due to the anticipated heavy rains on the 3rd and 4th of August 2023, heads of UP Diliman (UPD) units are...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has asked the Actors Guild of the Philippines leaders to raise the standards of the country's movies and shows as they promote the well-being of creative industry practitioners. *PHILIPPINE ACTORS GUILD — President Marcos administers the oath of office to...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Wednesday, August 2, said he will urge President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to be firm in his "balancing" act in dealing with China on the country’s territorial claim over the West Philippine Sea. Zubiri revealed that he and other senators,...
The US Embassy in Manila has expressed concern on the reclamation activities in Manila Bay as the projects may have ties to a Chinese communications company reportedly involved in the creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea, and cited to be engaged in fraudulent activities. Kanishka...
Legislators on Tuesday, August 1 expressed their disappointment on the huge amount of public funds the Philippine government is losing due to loan-funded projects that have until now remain unfinished. Former President and current Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo attends the Congressional...
