The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) lauded NGCP’s efforts to lower electricity costs, benefiting millions of consumers across the country. The PCCI, the Philippines’ biggest business organization, conferred the Country Movers Award on NGCP in recognition of its initiatives...
(File photo) Retired uniformed personnel and concerned stakeholders wrote to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to convey their “serious concerns” regarding the “questionable deviations” of the approved General Appropriations Bill (GAB) 2025 from the National Expenditure Program...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House quinta-committee (quinta-comm) isn't a one-trick pony. The quinta-comm--also known as the Murang Pagkain Super-committee--will soon shift to hearings that will look...
President Marcos assured the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that his administration is bent on making the country's military at par with the world's finest armed forces. In his speech during the 89th founding anniversary of the AFP, Marcos said his administration is committed to ensuring...
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. delivers a speech during the 89th founding anniversary of the AFP at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it has fulfilled its mandate of protecting the people and securing the land with...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. visits military personnel at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija from Dec. 16 to 17, 2024 as part of his personal tradition to spend the Christmas season with the troops on the ground. (Photo: AFP) Since he became the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) expressed optimism about the country's power situation in 2025, stating that the chances of power outages are low. In a briefing on Tuesday, Dec. 17, Isidro Cacho Jr., IEMOP head of trading operations, said that power strains...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to improve the quality and delivery of early childhood care and development (ECCD) services. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian lauded the latest development saying Senate Bill No. 2575 or the Early Childhood Care and...
Christmas came early for military personnel guarding the nine features occupied by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as they were given Noche Buena packages last week. The AFP, through the Western Command (Wescom), conducted rotation of troops and...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes JMSDF destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The Department of National Defense (DND) welcomed Tuesday,...
The British Chamber hosted its annual Media Appreciation Luncheon on 12 December at Fashion Interiors, one of its key members. The Chamber successfully ended the year, with its priority legislation passing into law, particularly the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act and the Anti-Financial...
The Senate on Monday, December 16, concurred with the ratification of the agreement between the Philippines and Japan concerning the facilitation of reciprocal access and cooperation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Self-Defense Forces of Japan. Senate Resolution No. 1248,...
