Former chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo called out former senator Antonio Trillanes IV for filing a second plunder complaint against former president Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go over the allegedly anomalous Philippine Navy (PN) Frigate Acquisition project....
Meralco PowerGen Corporation, the power investment arm of Manila Electric Company, is eyeing to secure approval from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on the triarchy deal that it sealed for the $3.3 billion integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Batangas province. MGen...
LONDON, England – The Philippine government is now advancing into the final stretch of negotiations for the terms and conditions of the ‘123 Agreement’ that will be signed with the United States for nuclear cooperation, according to Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin. In an interview on...
Increasing cooperation in trade and culture between the Philippines and Mexico has been agreed upon by both countries during the presentation of credentials by Mexico’s Ambassador-designate Daniel Hernandez-Joseph to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 10. (From left)...
CARACAS, Venezuela -- The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela on Thursday renewed a trade deal that had been suspended for four years, in the latest rapprochement between the neighbors. Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, in a signing ceremony with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at a bridge border...
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (AFP/File) LONDRES, United Kingdom – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will sign a "hugely significant" new defense agreement when the pair meet in London on Wednesday, Downing Street said. The two leaders will also...
Globe Telecom Inc. has achieved the ₱9.5 billion second closing of 750 towers to be transferred to Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc. (Frontier Towers), the telco disclosed Monday, Dec. 12. With this latest closing, the telco has transferred a total of 1,550 out of the 3,529 towers to...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) has requested the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of Covid-19 vaccine deals in November last year, said DOH...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) forged an agreement with fiber broadband network provider Converge, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, to provide free public Wi-Fi services in passenger terminals of nine international and domestic airports across the country. The DOTr-Converge agreement will improve...
Two congressmen have filed House resolutions (HRs) seeking an inquiry in aid of legislation on the recent partnership that was forged by local media giants TV5 and ABS-CBN. TV5 logo (top) and ABS-CBN logo (Wikipedia) READ: https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/11/tv5-abs-cbn-announce-landmark-deal/...
The briefing on the recent deal between the shuttered ABS-CBN and TV5 has been removed from the agenda of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises meeting that was scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 18. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was discovered by House reporters on...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta claimed that the merger between ABS-CBN and TV5 violated a provision in the franchise of the latter. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) Marcoleta highlighted this during his privilege speech during the plenary session Monday, Aug. 15, wherein...
