The Senate on Monday, January 20 honored Sofronio Vazquez, who won the American reality singing competition “The Voice.” Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero leads senators in honoring Filipino singing sensation Sofronio Vazquez, who made a history for being the first Filipino...
A group of senior citizens on Monday, January 20 trooped to the Senate to rally for the passage of a bill that aims to grant social pension to all senior citizens in the country. The United Senior Citizens (USC) Party-list led by Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay urged the Senate to expedite...
Ambassador Endo Kazuya of the Embassy of Japan delivers his welcome remarks. On Jan. 14, 2025, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) jointly held the “2nd Philippines-Japan Environment Week” in Makati City. Ambassador Endo Kazuya...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that key borrowing costs are unlikely to drop to pre-pandemic level amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will slow down its policy rate reduction. According to the finance chief, the market expectation for 2025 is for...
Philippine Navy's offshore patrol vessel BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS17) participates in the fifth PH-US Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from Jan. 17 to 18, 2025. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Philippines and the United States (US) completed...
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) was honored by the chief regulator of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) for its consistent adherence to good corporate governance principles, top officials said. DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Michael O. de...
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (Photo: AFP) The construction of the Metro Manila subway provides a strategic advantage for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), military chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Friday, Jan. 17. Brawner made the remark a day after he graced the launching of...
Corruption and education are the top concerns of the country's top executives, represented by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), for 2025. In his inaugural address, MAP president Alfredo S. Panlilio said, "We will certainly address the following top 7 concerns of MAP members for...
(Unsplash) Two House of Representatives members have came out to debunk the alleged franchise violations of transmission company National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Philreca Party-List Rep. Presley de Jesus and Cagayan de Oro...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced that its transmission wheeling rates increased in December due to the effects of cold weather, which lowered consumer electricity consumption. In a briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 15, NGCP reported that wheeling rates, the charges for...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Privately-owned power grid operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has reiterated to congressmen that it is Filipino-led company. NGCP highlighted this during...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Saying that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has been compliant with its franchise requirements, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd...
