Several students from the Main Campus and the Central Visayas Campus of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) bagged multiple awards in the recently-concluded Singapore International STEM Innovation (SISTEMIC) 2023. In a Facebook post, the PSHS system stated that during the event held at the...
The Philippines is working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conducting a study aimed at addressing the low value-added tax (VAT) efficiency in the country. DOF Secretary Benjamin Diokno (Noel B. Pabalate) Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno disclosed this on Tuesday, May 30, following a...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has hiked its pipeline of renewable energy projects raising its capacity to 1,700 megawatts, surpassing the five-year development plan earlier cast by its power generation subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Global Business Power Corp. According to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the Department of Finance (DOF) to continue looking into the current tax system in the country and find ways to level the playing field between foreign and local businesses. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA...
The Philippine Embassy in Oslo has pushed for the abolition of au pair, or shared responsibility, system in Norway as the government aims to advance the Filipino migrant workers’ welfare there. Philippine Ambassador to Oslo Enrico Fos recently met with International Organization for Migrants (IOM)...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte will visit Brunei Darussalam and Singapore as part of her duties as the president of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), she divulged on Thursday, May 25. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the Department of...
The New Centennial Water Source (NCWS) – Kaliwa Dam Project is now expected to be completed by the end of December 2026, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has reported. (File photo) MWSS Administrator Leonor Cleofas said that a tunnel boring machine has started tunneling...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has assured the public that there will be no water shortage in Metro Manila amid the threat posed by El Niño. (File photo) MWSS Administrator Leonor Cleofas said they have prepared “for the worst” in anticipation of the possible impacts of...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday, May 17 that some parts of the country will experience more frequent rains and thunderstorms, indicating that this year’s rainy season is about to begin. According to PAGASA weather...
The southwesterly surface wind flow and frontal system will bring cloudy and rainy weather to some parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday, May 16. A frontal system, a weather system where...
More rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over some parts of the country, particularly in the afternoon or evening, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, May 15. According to PAGASA weather specialist Obet Badrina, the...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is proposing amendments to the Grid Code to ensure the country’s power system can efficiently absorb gigawatt-scale but variable renewable energy (RE) capacities. In a presentation to the media, NGCP Vice President and Head of...
