President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed that the institution he commands, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), must be modernized to meet necessary preparations amid the current geo-political tensions. While the Philippines wants to live in peace, Marcos said it is “crucial” for the...
The House of Representatives Committee on Justice has approved a consolidated bill, which bats for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Seal of the Bureau of Immigration The Committee on Justice convened on Wednesday, Aug. 24 to deliberate on six bills that sought to modernize the...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero has filed a bill that would set aside modernization funds worth P3 billion for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs logo Romero authored and filed House Bill (HB) No. 3587 in order to make Phivolcs at par with the best...
Globe Telecom Inc. is modernizing its Information Technology (IT) system at the cost of P4.1 billion to lessen service outages and improve billings for its 87.4 million customers, the company disclosed Monday ( Aug. 8). The telco's multi-year initiative translates to better user access to its...
President and Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has recently met with members of the agriculture group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) to discuss farming modernization in the country. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) The group...
Over 2,000 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), including medical doctors, were dispatched to the earthquake-hit Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to provide the necessary assistance to the region’s distressed areas. BFP chief Director Louie Puracan said at least 25 fire trucks...
Through House Bill (HB) 1069, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act, the government will receive an influx of revenue which can be used to fund ayuda (financial aid) programs amid the rising prices of fuel and basic goods, says 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan. Seal of the Bureau of...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos vowed on Wednesday, July 6, to rid the department and its attached agency with rogue personnel after receiving complaints of the promotion for a fee scam at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). He was reacting...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has given a glimpse of his administration's vision, at least in the country's defense area. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. receives a memento from the Philippine Air Force during its 75th founding anniversary on July 1, 2022. (Screengrab from...
Incoming Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Jose Faustino Jr. vowed to continue the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as the DND looks to give more emphasis now on territorial or external defense. Retired general Jose Faustino Jr. (File photo...
The United States will help the Philippines in its defense modernization goals, a top US official said. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin and US Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman (Photo courtesy of the DFA) United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin...
TecPlata, International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI)'s subsidiary in Buenos Aires, is investing over $101.6 million to expand its capacity to 1.5 million twenty-foot equivalent Units (TEUs) and modernize Argentina’s port system, the company announced Thursday, June 9. However, this is...
