To honor and recognize the invaluable contributions of teachers across the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) will officially kick off this year’s National Teachers’ Month (NTM) celebration on Sept. 5 in Ilocos Sur. Filipino teachers (DepEd file photo) In a memorandum dated Aug....
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will reinforce its initiative for solar rooftop installations at the buildings of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Region IV-A areas. The planned deployment of solar photovoltaics (PVs) in the NEDA facilities was cemented...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be sending teams to Indonesia where dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac was arrested. “We are looking at sending our prosecutors,” said DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla during a press...
(L-R) Cebu City Councilors Noel Wenceslao, Francis Esparis, Renato Osmeña Jr., and Edgardo N. Labella II; Cebu City Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia; BSP Regional Director forVisayas Regional Office Anna Clara M. Oville; DILG CESE City Director Neila Nijaga-Aquino; PNB Marketing Group Head SVP...
ILOILO CITY – The town of Calinog in Iloilo province was the center for the Day of National Mourning as Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasure) Federico Caballero was given a State funeral on Tuesday, September 3. THE State funeral of National Living Treasure Federico Caballero in...
A week into the Philippine National Police (PNP) operations in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reminded policemen that their operation should only involve the implementation of an arrest warrant, not a search warrant. In a...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said on Monday, Sept. 2, that four electric cooperatives (ECs) are experiencing partial power interruptions due to the intensified Tropical Cyclone “Enteng,” which continues to bring strong rainfall to seven regions in Luzon and Visayas. This...
The Department of Public and Highways (DPWH) and National Electrification Administration (NEA), with the imprimatur of the Department of Energy (DOE), will need to agree and draw up a formula for prudent compensation on the relocation of electric poles that shall be straddled by the various...
Don’t just act tough. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, September 1 challenged lawmakers of the Senate and House of Representatives to stop merely acting tough and instead exercise real power over the proposed budget of the Office Vice President for 2025....
The National Maritime Council (NMC) said that President Marcos wants the Philippines to pursue diplomatic channels to resolve the rising tensions in the South China Sea as the Council assured Filipinos that the country will not succumb to China's aggressive behavior in the disputed waters. File...
The controversy surrounding Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) decision to terminate its contract with its current card supplier for the issuance of the National IDs has now caught the eye of the Senate, with a probe looming on the horizon. It has crossed Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko"...
BACOLOD CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Bacolod arrested a 61-year-old fake dentist in an entrapment operation in Barangay 2, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 28. The NBI recovered a dental chair and other equipment at the suspect’s clinic. THE National...
