The next elected Philippine president will pay the loans secured by the Duterte administration for the country’s pandemic response, the government’s chief economic manager said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “Looking realistically our situation, we have to pay for COVID. I mean, we cannot just have...
Senator Panfilo ‘’Ping’’ M. Lacson on Tuesday, Feb. 22 refused to prejudge on the crash of a Philippine National Police (PNP)-owned helicopter sent to fetch PNP chief Dionardo Bernardo Carlos from a private island resort that claimed the life of a rookie policeman and injury to two police...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año absolved the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from any responsibility on the helicopter crash in Quezon province that left a policeman dead and two police pilots seriously injured. “He (Carlos) is still the...
Tarlac 1st district Rep. Carlos "Charlie" Cojuangco has died, his wife Czarina Maria "China" Jocson confirmed in a Facebook post Tuesday, Feb. 22. Tarlac 1st district Rep. Charlie Cojuangco (Photo from House of Representatives website) "It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform you that my...
Carlos Yulo competes in the floor event at the men’s qualification during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Kitakyushu City Gymnasium in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture on October 20, 2021. (AFP) Two reigning world champions are going to be recognized with the esteemed...
The Makabayan bloc, particularly Bayan Muna Party-list, wants to conduct a House probe on the "outrageous and highly condemnable" arrest of suspected Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) member, Dr. Maria Natividad Castro. (Photo from Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) and the University of San Carlos (UCS) are collaborating to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of a low-cost ventilator system for tropical indoor environments to mitigate the spread...
The Philippines will soon launch its maiden $500-million green bonds in the offshore debt markets to help raise funds for the country’s clean energy projects and other sustainable initiatives, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said in a statement...
Bayan Muna Party-List Rep. Carlos Zarate slammed the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Oplan Baklas” which sees the removal of posted campaign materials not compliant with the poll body's regulations. Bayan Muna Rep.Carlos Isagani Zarate (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Nakita natin kung...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate wants the Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into the Department of Agriculture's (DA) alleged pro-important policy for what he described as "economic sabotage". (Office of Bayan Muna...
The Department of Finance (DOF) lauded the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for making significant strides in improving the ease of doing business in the Philippines through its digital transformation. In his report to DOF Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, SEC Chairperson Emilio B. Aquino...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is confident that Japan’s commitment to help the Philippines’ infrastructure development and other initiatives will stay beyond President Duterte’s term. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III expressed his confidence following the Philippines and Japan 12th...
