After ex-Department of Finance (DOF) official and lawyer Emmanuel "Noel" P. Bonoan withdrew from assuming the post of Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) president for 2025 amid personal life issues, the big business group has elected Alfredo "Al" S. Panlilio in his stead. In a...
All is not lost as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. still has the power to ask the bicameral conference committee to reconvene and fix all the contentious items in the final version of the P6.532 trillion national budget for 2025, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. Zubiri...
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines mourned the death of three Boy Scouts who were electrocuted in a camp site in Zamboanga City on Thursday. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/12/3-boy-scouts-electrocuted-to-death-in-zamboanga-city “We mourn the loss of our three young scouts from Zamboanga City...
Probationary 2 nd Lieutenant Mhel Lucas Empiso tops this year's Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Officer Candidate Course (OCC). (Courtesy of AFP) A young man from Kapangan, Benguet emerged on top of this year’s Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Officer Candidate Course (OCC), beating...
A China Coast Guard ship fires water cannon at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel in Bajo de Masinloc, West Philippine Sea on Dec. 4, 2024. (Courtesy of National Task Force for West Philippine Sea) The Philippine Navy (PN) expressed support for President Marcos Jr.’s...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the Capas substation proposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to manage the connection of New Clark City (NCC) to the grid. In a statement, the ERC said this approval will help address load growth in Capas, which is...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo is using the House Committee on Public Accounts to launch a full inquiry into the Land Bank of the Philippines' (LBP) lending practices. This, as Quimbo expressed concerns over the supposed lack of transparency regarding loans contracted by local...
Senators on Monday, December 9 denied there is another attempt to unseat Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Rumors that Escudero would be replaced, supposedly by Sen. Cynthia Villar, earlier circulated as the Senate and House of Representatives gear up for the looming impeachment...
The bicameral conference committee tasked to reconcile the conflicting provisions of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 have agreed to hold an “open bicam” during the next meeting. Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, said both the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a P20.65-billion transmission line project proposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to strengthen the country's grid connection. The Balaoan-Laoag 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line will accommodate wind and solar power...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, December 8 expressed concern there would be delays in the approval of priority bills should the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte pushes through. Gatchalian said that is one of the main possible complications he expects to...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed his support for the confirmation of the ad interim appointment and nomination of 15 generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as he reiterated the importance of the military’s solidarity against destabilizers. Sen. Ronald...
