A woman, who was reportedly engaged in an investment scam, was arrested in Quezon City. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the arrested suspect, Lolita Felizze Manalac, enticed her victim to invest P400,000 which would earn interests ranging from 10 to 25 per cent depending on the...
A man, who threatened a woman that he would release her nude pictures and sex videos if she would not have sex with him, was arrested in Las Pinas City by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). In a statement, the NBI identified the "sextortionist" as Oliver Soriano Torres who was...
While long holidays are often embraced by many, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan believes they can pose challenges for Filipinos striving to earn a living. Balisacan explained that mandatory holidays enforced by the government can be especially...
The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB) and the Cebu Bus Rail Transit (BRT) projects have faced delays and increased construction costs, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) announced. In a briefing, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan on Friday, Oct. 13, said that the...
The former executive assistant of suspended Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III has been asked to appear before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday, Oct. 16, to shed light on the corruption allegations in the agency, the...
The National Academy of Science and Technology of The Philippines’ (NAST-PHL) Agricultural Sciences Division has organized a policy talk to address the issuance of scientific permits in the country. Photo credit to NAST-PHL During the virtual meeting held on Sept. 26, NAST Secretary...
There is no major impact caused by the Israel-Hamas war on the country's economy, a Cabinet official said. NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (Photo courtesy of PCO) National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said there is "hardly any impact" as there is no major...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion filed by Philippine National Police (PNP) non-uniformed personnel (NUP) Eulito T. Fuentes who pleaded a 50 percent reduction in the P690,000 bail in his four remaining graft charges. In a 272-page resolution issued last June 21, the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) should thoroughly investigate and verify the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) claims they are spending P8.7-billion on janitorial and security services for a purported total of 583 facilities, each costing the company P87,000 per...
From friendship made, in friendship confirmed. This sums up the extraordinary journey of a piece of art that had found its way inadvertently into history, with its own story as equally captivating as that of the one it was modeled—or, perhaps, molded?—after. Made of bronze, the ‘Bust of...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has been asked to probe on how undesirable foreign nationals are able to illegally secure authentic Philippine passports and other documents, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Oct. 12. “I think it is high time magkaroon ng (that there be...
A technology developed by a university that monitors crop production data can be utilized in formulating policy recommendations on inflation, the National Economic and Development Authority said. The Project SARAI, or the Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the...
