Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, August 16 vowed to continue pressing the National Security Council (NSC) to conduct a security audit on Dito Telecommunity, the country’s third player in the telecommunications industry, amid spying concerns. Hontiveros said she would not be surprised if...
The Department of National Defense (DND) will defer to the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) plans to repatriate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the rapidly evolving armed conflict in Afghanistan with the resurgence of Taliban. The Philippine Air Force will use five newly delivered...
The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved the draft substitute bill seeking to establish the National Center for Geriatric Health and Research Institution (NCGHRI). During a virtual hearing on Monday, August 16, House ways and means committee chair, Albay Representative Joey Salceda...
The National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines (Nat Re), the Philippines’ sole professional reinsurer, was assigned a financial strength rating of PRS A, with a Stable Outlook, by the Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). A PRS A rating means that an insurer has strong...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones asked Sunday, Aug. 15, youth organizations to contribute to national development especially during this challenging time of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Screenshot from DepEd Facebook page) She made the call during the “Youth Talks: Rising...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections said over 18,000 elective positions will be up for grabs in the May 2022 general elections. Based on Comelec Resolution No. 10713, a total of 18,180 elective positions in the national, local, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday, August 15 warned that more Filipinos would go hungry if the proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is further slashed. Pangilinan is reacting to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported plan to cut DA’s proposed...
House Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante will lead an exodus of Lower House members from their respective political parties to join the Aksyon Demokratiko if Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso declares a bid for the presidency in the 2022 national...
A model for designing the country’s agricultural waste-based integrated biorefinery (IBR) has been developed under a research project funded by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP). (DOST-NRCP) The DOST-NRCP said the research team, led...
A voter applicant fills up a registration form at the Commission of Elections (Comelec) (PNA photo) The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) urged the public anew to register as voters to be able to participate in the 2022 national and local elections. PPCRV Vice Chairman Bro....
An investigation is now underway to validate reports about the alleged presence of a Chinese research vessel spotted near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Department of National Defense (DND) has revealed. DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday, Aug. 12, that...
‘PASKO na sinta ko!’ This popular Christmas tune can be a 2022 campaign theme song if Senator Manny Pacquiao and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso come into agreement to team up for the 2022 national elections. Moreno-Pacquiao Seen as a formidable election partnership no matter...
