Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, April 23 pushed for the passage of a bill seeking to eliminate the unfair debt collection practices of online lending companies. In filing Senate Bill No. 818, or the proposed Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Gatchalian said it is necessary to also...
PA Chief Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido (left) dons the Meritorious Achievement Medal to an awardee during a recognition ceremony for the deployed 10-man Army Urban Search and Rescue Team under the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on April 21, 2025. (Photo: PA)...
The United States has conducted a maritime security training to enhance the Philippines' efforts to counter the maritime trafficking of hazardous chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials. US-Philippines joint training on anti-trafficking of hazardous materials (Photo...
Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (middle) poses with members of the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC), as they arrived at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, April 13, 2025 after a two-week humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) mission in earthquake-hit Myanmar....
(Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) is scheduled to return to the country on Monday, April 14, after providing essential support to victims in Myanmar, which was devastated by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake two weeks ago. The contingent,...
A collapsed structure in Myanmar (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) (UPDATED) The Philippine Army (PA) said Saturday, April 5, that it has begun searching for signs of life in Myanmar after the devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the country last week. The troops are still hoping...
The national government's debt soared to a new record high of ₱16.63 trillion at the end of the first two months of 2025, putting pressure on its capability to repay obligations. The latest Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) data released on Tuesday, April 1, showed that outstanding obligations as...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) warned about falling debris from the Long March 7A rocket launched by China on Sunday, March 30. The rocket was launched at 12:05 a.m. (Philippine Standard Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan, China. PhilSA projected that debris from the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo called out the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the several lapses he observed in terms of regulating financial and lending companies' operation of their respective online lending applications (OLAs). Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Subcommittee on Banks,...
Philippine Space Agency The Philippines has officially joined the prestigious Asian Try Zero-G (ATZG) 2025, with a Filipino youth experiment selected for execution aboard the International Space Station (ISS), as announced by the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). PhilSA said the experiment titled...
Zobel-led Ayala Corp., the country’s oldest conglomerate, is raising up to ₱31.5 billion through the issuance of preferred shares and Samurai loans from two Japanese banks to fund the expansion of its diversified businesses. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking up to $500 million from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to facilitate its project to reduce post-harvest losses and bolster rice production. DA Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa said details on the proposed funding...
