Out of the total number of Filipinos who registered for the National ID system, more than half have already received their physical cards, leaving 35.94 million citizens still waiting. As of April 12, 2024, about 50.06 million Philippine identification (PhilID) cards have been delivered...
President Marcos has green-lit the request for the revision of the approved parameters, terms, and conditions of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Cancer Center Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project and two other priority measures, Malacañang said. President...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has approved the new guidelines on the reviewing and approval of national Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals. The NEDA board, chaired by President Marcos, has agreed to the new guidelines of the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution that seeks to investigate the alarming power supply issue hounding the country. Tulfo who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, filed Senate Resolution No. 1008 following the declaration of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids. A...
President Marcos has approved the P9.49 billion increase for the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Cancer Center and the Department of Education’s master plan for equal access to education. The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by...
Four senior officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were given new assignments in the first reorganization involving top officials under Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil. In the order that took effect on Friday, April 26, Maj. Gen. Sidney Hernia was named as the new head of the Directorate...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) has inked a preliminary deal with Singapore-based firm Moorfields Capital Pte Ltd for targeted deployment of aquavoltaic technology as one of the innovative solutions for the country’s energy future. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was firmed...
The National Economic and Development Authority said that the implementation of non-tariff barriers on imports, such as the requirement of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance (SPSIC), has hurt Filipino consumers. In a statement on Thursday, April 25, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan...
A three-month-old baby has fallen victim to online sexual exploitation, Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano IV divulged on Thursday, April 25, as the agency took note of the rampant online sexual abuse of minors in the Philippines. (Shutterstock photo) Citing...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, April 25 said he is keen on filing a measure that would ban the use of cellular phones and other gadgets during classes. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said he would propose the implementation of such policy at the...
The National Bureau of Investigation NBI) has been ordered to probe the deepfake audio of President Marcos supposedly directing the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to take action against a foreign country, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday, April 25. In a statement, the DOJ...
(Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has warned the Philippine National Police (PNP) that it could get in trouble with the law for forcing its personnel to remove visible tattoos on their bodies. "It is...
