The 25-member Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed Wednesday, May 17, the appointment of 49 ranking officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The confirmation followed the banging of the gavel by Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri, concurrent CA chairman, after Congressman...
The Philippines and Japan have agreed to work together closely on issues in the region as top diplomats of both countries met in Tokyo to follow up on the recent visit of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Foreign...
Adidas has unveiled the Philippine women’s football team’s official kits for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup happening this July on Tuesday, May 16, at the BGC Ampitheater in Taguig City. The athletic apparel and footwear giant came out with three uniforms inspired by the Philippine flag: the...
Amid the perceived security threats posed by the Chinese ownership of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gave the go signal to Senator Raffy Tulfo to look into the real situation in the country’s energy grid systems operator....
Toyota Motor Philippines has opened its 74th outlet in the country in Candon City to serve the mobility needs in the Ilocos Region. Toyota Ilocos Sur will be a ‘3S’ Facility that provides sales, service, and spare parts. Situated in a 2-hectare lot, the dealership will have a total floor area...
NGCP clarifies that many factors came into play concerning the grid alerts and incidents that were widely publicized in the recent days. The system disturbance and the widespread outages in Panay Island between 27 and 29 April, and the red alert raised in the Luzon grid resulted from a...
Senator Rafael "Raffy’’ Tulfo has recommended to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to divide the operations of the country's transmission grid, which is being operated by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The NGCP, which is the country’s energy grid systems...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has warned that reacquiring properties formerly owned by the Philippine government might discourage foreign investors from investing in the country. Escudero raised the issue after some lawmakers back proposals for the government to buy back the 40 percent stake...
Senators on Monday, May 15, congratulated the Philippine Women’s National Football Team Filipinas for winning the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship held on July 17, 2022 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila. In co-sponsoring Senate...
The Senate on Monday, May 15 approved on third and final reading the bill proposing a 350 to 488 percent rate increase in the disability pension of veterans and their beneficiaries. With 21 affirmative and zero negative votes, Senate Bill No. 1480 or the proposed Act Rationalizing the Disability...
The Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (CCP Blackbox Theater) opens its curtains to twelve (12) new one-act plays, written by veteran and upcoming playwrights and directed by new and seasoned directors, for this year’s Virgin Labfest. The performing arts festival will happen this June 7 to 25, 2023....
The Senate public services committee is open to the review of the congressional franchise of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) as it concerns a critical need of Filipinos. "The recurring power outages being experienced by millions of households amid the scorching months should...
