A CULTURAL EXCHANGE Brilliant minds come together to share ideas, as organized by the French Embassy, in cooperation with Alliance française de Manille, and the National Museum of the Philippines Following the French cultural tradition of exchanging thoughts and questioning everything,...
The Philippine women’s national football team is feeling brave and ready ahead of its much-awaited match against Sam Kerr’s Australia in the second round of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 29. The world No. 44 Filipinas topped the group standings ahead of...
(Photo by PNP Public Information Office) A bicycle-riding man managed to sneak past through what was supposed to be strict security measures at the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, and fired a gun to protest...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed estafa charges againts the chief executive officer and 49 employees of an alleged car and motorcyle trading firm for reported failure to turnover the vehicles purchased by clients. In a statement, the NBI identified the executive officer as...
An Indian national, who is suspected to be a member of a robbery-extortion syndicate in the Philippines, was arrested in Pasig City last Oct. 20, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. The NBI identified the suspect as Harjit Singh who was arrested during an entrapment operation conducted...
A barangay kagawad running for chairman in the upcoming elections was injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in Gen. Luna, Quezon on Thursday night, Oct. 26. A report reaching Camp Crame identified the victim as Ruben Ilagan, 63, a kagawad and resident of Barangay Malaya where he is...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced that it will elevate its status to "full alert" as part of security preparations for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. PNP Chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the full deployment of 187,600 police...
Despite forecasts of ‘yellow alert’ that could strain Luzon grid, the Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to lean on a 700-megawatt supply buffer or reserve margin to avert incidents of electricity service interruptions during the October 30 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and barangay elections....
Over P100 billion will be spent on the government’s national health insurance Program next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Friday, Oct. 27. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a total of P101.51 billion budget will be allocated to the Philippine Health Insurance...
Malacañang has transferred the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) under the Office of the President to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The transfer was made through Executive Order (EO) No. 45 dated Oct. 25. Under the EO, the move was part of the...
An amendment seeking to address the private sector’s concerns and create a more enabling policy environment for infrastructure projects is in the works, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. During the 12th Arangkada Philippines Forum yesterday, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M....
Academic institutions and government agencies should collaborate in creating technologies that acquire data on crops to help establish inflation policies, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. “The various technologies we discussed have significant potential to enhance our...
