The heightened interest of the Philippines on nuclear energy as part of its long-term energy solution has so far been whipping up the curiosity of neighbors in the Southeast Asian region to also weigh in this technology into their energy mix. During the Indo-Pacific Business Forum, Energy Secretary...
Did you know mangroves absorb and store around four times more carbon than most tropical forests? A study in Nature Geoscience journal examined the carbon content of 25 mangrove forests across the Indo-Pacific region. It found that, per hectare, mangrove forests can store up to four times...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa (Senate Social Media Unit) For the record, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said he doesn’t have any hidden agenda in leading the Senate investigation into the alleged leaked documents from the Philippine Drug...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri called out the former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent who according to him, spouted what appears to be "hearsay evidence" during a Senate panel hearing. Zubiri mentioned this in a press conference on Tuesday, May 7, after monitoring the...
Actress Maricel Soriano admitted that she formerly owned the condominium unit which was the subject of a supposed anti-illegal drug operation back in 2012 by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). (Photo from the Office of Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa) She disclosed this on...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs (Senate PRIB) House Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez has told the Senate to shift its focus to urgent...
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Director General Ricardo de Leon speaking during the National Security Cluster 2024 Communications Workshop at San Narciso, Zambales (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) SAN NARCISO, Zambales--The...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that the Philippine government is on track to finalize four loan agreements with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) this year. According to the DOF, these loan agreements, estimated at $1.5 billion (P86.4 billion), are earmarked for projects...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa challenged Los Angeles-based vlogger Claire Contreras, who goes by the name “Maharlika,” on Tuesday, April 30 to face the Senate in its inquiry regarding the alleged leakage of a confidential document from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Sen. Ronald...
With $1.5 million funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Philippine government - with the Department of Energy (DOE) in the lead - has established a centralized energy command hub that will be primarily activated in times of disasters, power system failures...
Reinforcing the stream of ‘clean energy finance’ for emerging economies is seen as the major stimulus on concretizing the major commitments in last year’s climate change summit and must also top the agenda in this year’s COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Dr Fatih Birol, executive director of the...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has urged the Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto to visit Japan and seek funding for the long-delayed Mindanao Railway...
