The IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) is calling for proactive measures to equip the counrty’s workforce with the skills needed to navigate the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence (AI). In a statement, Jack Madrid, IBPAP president and...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) poses with representatives from the diplomatic corps during the inaugural International and Private Partnerships Forum (IPPF) 2024 at the Manila Hotel on Nov. 14, 2024. The OPAPRU recognized the agency’s international and private peace partners who support...
The Philippines said the world must do more to uphold women as agents of change and leaders in shaping conditions for lasting peace, asserting that when women are involved in peace processes, agreements will likely be reached. "It is possible, and necessary," Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique...
DAVAO CITY – Interfaith leaders in Mindanao recently reaffirmed their efforts to sustain the gains of peacebuilding in Mindanao. INTERFAITH leaders during the gathering. (OPAPRU) They vowed to revitalize and uphold the gains of grassroots peacebuilding efforts initiated by the Bishops-Ulama...
Preparations for the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections next year are underway with officials underscoring its importance for the region’s peace process. BARMM (Wikipedia photo) Cabinet Secretary and BARMM spokesman Mohd Asnin Pendatun said...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 17, expressed her gratitude to Japan for its support in Mindanao’s development and the peace process. The Vice President and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya met on Tuesday to discuss the two countries’ bilateral relations, as well...
As the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry grows in the Philippines, an Australian-based service outsourcing firm aims to expand its job opportunities in the country. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) reported earlier this year that nearly 800 BPO companies were registered in...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has reaffirmed that the distribution utilities (DUs) can already implement tariff pass-on for capacities procured via emergency power supply agreements (EPSAs) even without securing provisional regulatory approval. In an advisory issued by the ERC, it...
As the country prepares to commemorate the Peace Month in September, the government said on Saturday, Aug. 31, that it expects more members of rebel groups to apply for amnesty. OPAPRU Directors Dennis Legaspi and Wally Tee speak during the Saturday News Forum held in Quezon City on Aug. 31, 2024....
Giant players in the domestic power industry will gear up for a new round of battle for their offers in the 400-megawatt capacity procurement of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) that will satiate mid-merit capacity in its supply portfolio. Listed as prospective bidders in Meralco’s competitive...
The price offers from the coal plants of San Miguel Corporation and Aboitiz Power Corporation have been declared as best ‘lowest bids’ and prospective winners in the 600-megawatt supply procurement of power utility giant Manila Electric Company. The lowest acceptable price tenders in the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has rescheduled to August 27 this year the final submission of offers for its 600-megawatt baseload capacity sourcing that will be slated for delivery by August next year. In a new bid bulletin issued on Monday, Aug. 19, Meralco specified that...
