The impact of the El Niño phenomenon, which brings extreme heat and drought to the country, may ease up by the end of May, the Task Force El Niño said on Wednesday, April 24. Dry spell and drought brought about by El Niño continue to ravage a farmland in Occidental Mindoro (Photo from the...
More irrigations must be put up in several municipalities in Occidental Mindoro to boost agricultural production amid the impacts of El Niño, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. inspects the extent of crop damage at an onion and rice field that were badly hit by...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is preparing to renegotiate its planned buyout of its fellow shareholders in Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS Group) after securing the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission late last year. In an interview, PSE President and CEO...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is encouraging pensioners to take advantage of the pension fund's online services, especially amid the extreme heat affecting the country. This announcement came after the weather bureau warned of unprecedented temperatures, reaching up to 46...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allocated nearly P2.5 billion for emergency loans to support members and pensioners in Cavite and Occidental Mindoro. In a statement, the state-run pension fund said the emergency loan provision aims to assist members impacted by the pertussis...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling on the government to invest in agriculture modernization and irrigation development in a bid to further improve the country’s food security amid steady population growth. “Unless the government embarks on a comprehensive modernization program, it would be...
With $1.5 million funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Philippine government - with the Department of Energy (DOE) in the lead - has established a centralized energy command hub that will be primarily activated in times of disasters, power system failures...
The head of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) claimed that former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez is ineligible to serve as a trustee due to not meeting the required qualifications at the time of her appointment. The GSIS President and General Manager Jose Arnulfo A. Veloso submitted...
The Philippine Navy test-fires a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missile system installed on one of its fast attack interdiction craft (FAIC) platforms at west off Luzon Point in Mariverles, Bataan on April 10, 2024. The Philippine Navy (PN) has put to test its new long-range missile system, installed on...
State-pension fund Social Security System (SSS) has selected Metrobank Trust, the Trust Banking arm of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), to oversee a P1.5-billion balanced fund. In a statement, the bank said that, under the mandate, Metrobank Trust is responsible for managing...
The Philippines is eyeing to firm up collaboration and prospective private sector partnerships with the United States for targeted deployment of next-generation geothermal technologies in the country. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla, the Philippines will “identify advances...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced plans to discontinue the issuance of the Unified Multi-purpose Identification (UMID) eCard by the end of May this year. Based a memorandum signed GSIS President and General Manager Jose Arnulfo A. Veloso dated April 2, 2024, the pension...
