The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has agreed to expeditiously issue clearances to foreign nationals facing deportation after being arrested for working at illegally operating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). “We all want the same thing -- for them to leave our country as...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has won its arbitration case against the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) and the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) regarding prepayment validity. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), is seeking a more active role of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs) in the street-level anti-illegal drugs campaign across the country. Marbil said barangay officials play a key role in the...
(L-R) Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. hold a bilateral meeting in Makati City on Feb. 24, 2025. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) (UPDATED STORY) The Philippines and Japan committed to bring their...
The government is offering tax deductions to private donors supporting six priority programs in this year's list of the state planning agency National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Earlier this month, NEDA came out with the 2025 National Priority Plan (NPP), which listed down key...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), has formalized a partnership with the National Security Council (NSC) to initiate an assessment of national security threats within the country’s construction projects. DTI Secretary...
PNP Chief Police General Rommel Marbil (left) and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel (right) lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the launch of the Kadiwa store at Camp Crame (PNP photo) The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Two House leaders have guaranteed the lower chamber's compliance with the Supreme Court's (SC) request for a copy of the enrolled bill containing the 2025...
Senatorial candidate Willie Revillame on Friday, Feb. 21, said he does not consider himself a politician but a public servant, emphasizing that his goal is to genuinely help Filipinos in need. Senatorial candidate Willie Revillame (right) and GP Party-list nominee JP Padiernos (left) speak in Pasig...
(File photo) A fire struck the office of the Philippine National Police's (PNP) Forensic Group at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20. PNP spokesperson Col. Randulf Tuano said the blaze started at the firearms or ballistic testing area of the said office around 5:30 p.m. ...
Col. Pergentino Malabed Jr. (File photo: PNP) The remains of Police Colonel Pergentino Malabed Jr., the cop who was among the 64 fatalities in a mid-air collision of a military chopper and a passenger plane in the United States last month, have finally arrived in the country on Friday, Feb. 21....
To carry out necessary maintenance and upgrading works on various MERALCO distribution facilities, electric service will be temporarily interrupted on the following dates and places: MERALCO exerts all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled. However, there are instances when due to...
