With a shared mission to spark a love for reading, SM Book Nook and the National Library of the Philippines officially join forces to launch a Nationwide Book Donation Drive across all SM malls, inviting everyone to donate books and help build a brighter future. This initiative encourages everyone...
Consumers in Catanduanes will be forced to sweat through longer hours of rotational brownouts due to the ₱538 million worth of unpaid obligations of state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) to power supplier Sunwest Water and Electric Co. Inc. (SUWECO). SUWECO, which operates at least five...
State-backed Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) will provide strong support, including a prospective recommendation to President Marcos, for a 25-year extension of the concession agreement for system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), allowing it to continue managing...
Pag-IBIG Fund’s total assets surged past the ₱1.1 trillion mark as of March 31, 2025, underscoring its continued financial strength and reaffirming its position among the country’s leading government financial institutions. From ₱1.069 trillion at the end of 2024, total assets grew by...
A total of 2,772 former rebels from different parts of the country have filed amnesty applications with the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) through the local amnesty boards (LABs), government data showed Friday, May 23. The NAC reported that 1,858 former members of the Communist Party of the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 37-year-old Indian involved in the tragic accident in Barangay Alangilan here on Good Friday last month has posted a second bail of P500,000, following the issuance of an arrest warrant on May 16. According to Police Major Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 5, Jarpreet...
The Philippines has expressed grave concern over the recent "aggressive actions and unlawful interference" of China Coast Guard against Philippine civilian public vessels in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, the National Maritime Council (NMC) said it was "deeply regrettable" that the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said that it has yet to finalize its review of projects by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). In a statement on Friday, May 23, ERC Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta clarified that the project costs will need evaluation and approval during...
After calling on his Cabinet secretaries to resign, President Marcos challenged them to complete all projects under their agencies on time and on budget. Speaking during the presentation of two new laws—Republic Act (RA) 12145 and RA 12180—at the Malacañan Palace on Thursday, May 22, Marcos...
President Marcos will "keep an eye," not literally sit, on the 2026 budget deliberations, Malacañang clarified. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President 's pronouncement to oversee the budget process was merely to express that "he will keep an...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it is closely monitoring the infestation of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) across sugar farms in Negros Occidental, warning that it can reduce sugar content by nearly 50 percent. In a statement, the SRA said it has swiftly established a special...
Every May, National Heritage Month reminds us that culture lives not just in books or museums, but in the walls that have seen history unfold. One of them is the Manila Central Post Office, a neoclassical landmark gutted by fire in May 2023. Two years on, while full restoration is just beginning, a...
