As the country builds strategic alliances with traditional and newfound partners in the international community, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured Filipinos that he would protect the country's sovereignty, saying it is essential to Philippine progress. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is establishing legal ground for the targeted revocation of a previous resolution allowing pass-through of the 3.0-percent franchise tax of transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to electricity consumers. “Our legal team is...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (for left) delivers his keynote address in front of foreign diplomats during the briefing on immunities and privileges on July 20, 2023 at Diamond Hotel in Manila. The event was organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). With members of the diplomat corp as his...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo believes that the agency will do more in the coming years as it celebrated its 125th anniversary on Wednesday, July 19, committed to the realization of the Marcos administration’s “independent foreign policy.” Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo...
Private schools reiterated the dangers of prohibiting “No Permit, No Exam” policies as this may cause many private schools to close down. (Photo from Unsplash) In an open letter, the largest private school groups in the Philippines warned that banning “No Permit, No Exam” (NPNE) policies...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a measure making discriminatory acts in the hiring and dismissal of indigenous people (IPs) from work unlawful. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (Senate PRIB Photo) “To exclude any person from any employment...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be reviewing "siting standards" for planned nuclear power facilities in the country according to the new and stricter parameters set forth by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world’s center of cooperation on the nuclear field. “We’ll have...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is in the process of crafting policy framework and guidelines on the integration of "green hydrogen" in the country’s energy mix, according to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla. “For emerging technologies, we are actively considering hydrogen and its derivates,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was able to come up with definite and clear foreign policy in his first year in office, a political analyst said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and US President Joe Biden during the bilateral meeting at the Oval Office inside the White House in...
Quezon City 4th Rep. Marvin Rillo (Facebook) Quezon City 4th Rep. Marvin Rillo says he expects smooth sailing in the Bicameral Conference Committee meeting between congressmen and senators when they discuss the bill seeking to prohibit the “no permit, no exam” rule in all private and public...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 (Caraga) has reported that 7,393 citation tickets were issued from March 31 to June 8 in the intensified implementation of the “No plate, no travel” policy in checkpoints in the Caraga region. PRO-13 has deployed more...
Despite citing the importance of [working with other countries](https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/7/pbbm-tells-ph-envoys-seek-new-trade-security-partners), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. reminded Filipino envoys that the Philippines must not side with any country in terms of foreign policy....
