The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has formally sent a letter to the Senate declaring its opposition to decriminalizing abortion. In his letter to Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, CHR chairperson Richard Palpal-Latoc said the CHR strictly adheres to the 1987 Constitution that specifically...
DND Senior Usec. Irineo Espino (seond from left) leads the furling of the flag of the AFP Joint Exercise Dagat-Langit-Lupa (AJEX DAGITPA) during its closing ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officially...
Cemex Holdings Philippines reported that its attributable net loss ballooned by 52 percent to P1.24 billion in the first nine months of 2023 from a loss of P819 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said the loss is mainly a result of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, November 16 said he expects power consumers to greatly benefit from the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) decision to reduce the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) annual revenue to P36.7-billion. The amount is...
To enhance investment returns, the Social Security System (SSS) has tapped two government-owned banks to serve as its local fund managers for the next three-year period. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer said, the pension fund has allocated P2 billion in...
Examinees from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) have secured every single spot in the top 10 of the November 2023 results of the computer-based Geologists Licensure Examination (GLE). Photo credit to PRC/Manila Bulletin The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 178 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, Nov. 15, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,122,291. Photo from Pixabay The DOH Covid-19 tracker, however, showed no additional Covid-19-related deaths, maintaining the fatality rate at 1.6 percent....
Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel fire the Soltam M-71 artilleries during a combined arms live fire exercise in Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Nov. 15, 2023 as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Joint Exercise (AJEX) Dagat-Langit-Lupa (DAGITPA). (Photo by AFP Public Affairs Office) The...
Airlines are rewriting not just the rules of the game for the aviation industry, but on how travelers embrace environmental sustainability as their passport to serenity while soaring more than 30,000 feet above the clouds. That was exactly the indelible footprint that the United Airlines’ direct...
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), a subsidiary of the Ty family’s GT Capital Holdings, reported that its consolidated net income zoomed 159 percent to P10.9 billion in the first nine months of 2023 from the P4.2 billion earned in the same period last year. In a statement, the firm said it...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) managed to make its closest approach to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal during the latest rotation and resupply (RoRe) mission there last Nov. 10 since Chinese...
GT Capital Holdings Inc., the Ty family conglomerate, reported that its consolidated net income rose 54 percent to P23.09 billion in the first nine months of 2023 from the P14.95 billion earned in the same period last year, boosted by its banking and automotive businesses. In a disclosure to the...
