BACOLOD CITY - Search and rescue operations are underway to locate six foreign nationals believed stranded in a hiking trail in Valencia, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, March 19. The Valencia Municipal Police Station identified the missing foreign hikers as German nationals 67-year-old...
President Marcos has appointed former bank president Henry Rhoel Aguda as the new secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). New DICT Secretary Henry Rhoel Aguda (Photo courtesy of DICT) Aguda, the former president and chief executive officer of UnionDigital...
Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo is eyeing for the establishment of a Department of Disaster and Emergency, which would oversee the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo (MB file photo) Currently, the NDRRMC operates under the Office of Civil...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology has been urged to review the SIM Card Registration Act as text scams continue to proliferate. Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked DICT officer-in-charge Undersecretary Paul Mercado to revisit Republic Act 11934 law to enable them to...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reminded state universities and colleges (SUCs) on Thursday, March 20, that quality assurance in education must be properly documented and not merely assumed. (CHED) In a statement, CHED emphasized the importance of verifiable processes, accreditation, and...
The Manila Hotel, the country’s first premier hotel, has once again solidified its legendary status by receiving the prestigious Best Heritage Hotel award from Tatler Best Philippines 2025. This accolade, part of Tatler Philippines’ newly refined Tatler Best guide, recognizes the...
DMCI Holdings Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer Herbert Consunji Consunji-led DMCI Holdings Inc. is allotting about ₱70 billion for capital expenditures (capex) this year—including investments of affiliate Maynilad Water Services Inc., making its budget 45 percent more...
Malacañang revealed that the government has formed a National Deepfake Task Force and a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered detection tool to combat disinformation and election fraud ahead of the 2025 polls. Generated using ChatGPT In a press briefing in the Palace on Thursday, March 20,...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the graft conviction of the former regional secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the then Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DENR-ARMM). Affirmed was the conviction of Sultan Usman T. Sarangani who was found guilty in 16 counts of...
The National Book Development Board (NBDB) said the Philippine Book Festival (PBF) 2025, the country’s largest all-Filipino book festival, concluded on a high note amid a highly festive atmosphere after four exciting days. The free four-day event attracted more than 40,000 visitors,...
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From left: DuckWorldPH program director Francis Diaz, DuckWorld PH president John Patrick Gregorio, CSMC president and CEO Raul C. Pagdanganan, and CSMC chief medical officer Dr. Antonio S. Say during the MOA signing where Cardinal Santos Medical Center becomes the Official Medical Partner of the...
