The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has resumed the search and rescue mission for an engine cadet who fell overboard while a motor vessel was travelling to Manila five days ago. In a statement, the PCG said the search and rescue for 22-year-old Marnel Vincent Balaba was halted a day after the incident...
In an aim to encourage innovators in the country, the Benita and Catalino Yap Foundation (BCYF) along with Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation is looking to recognize individuals, teams, or organizations who have initiated or developed an innovation and a whopping P1-million cash prize await the...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian (FACEBOOK) The newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is hoping to revive the food stamp program to reduce hunger among poor Filipinos. In an ANC interview on Thursday, Feb. 2, DSWD...
BAGUIO CITY – The grand opening of the Panagbenga Festival here on Wednesday, Feb. 1, was generally peaceful, police said. POLICE line up on Session Road in Baguio City to secure the grand opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival on Feb. 1. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) City police chief Col....
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary for Special Projects Eduardo M. Punay (2nd from left) and UP Law Center Dean Edgardo Carlo Vistan II (2nd from right), together with DSWD Operations Group Undersecretary Jerico Francis Javier (left) and Department of Foreign...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo Jullebee Ranara could be any Filipina who braved the Middle East for better money for her family. She could be anybody’s mother, aged 35 years old with four kids, always expectant of returning with her savings and dreams. But as that one broadsheet’s...
China is willing to extend its hands to the Philippines in modernizing the latter’s infrastructures and attaining development for the people, its top diplomat in the country said. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian expressed China's readiness to join the country in focusing "on...
A special election is not yet certain in Valenzuela City after First District Representative Rex Gatchalian vacated his post on Tuesday, Jan. 31, to be the new secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talks during a press conference...
The first positive steps have been taken to drum up public consciousness about our Muslim brethren is through the commemoration of World Hijab Day, Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla said. Sen. Robinhood C. Padilla leads the commemoration of "World Hijab Day" at the Senate on Wednesday, February...
A "revved up" disaster response and digitalization of transactions were among the marching orders of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to newly appointed Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) In a TeleRadyo...
DMCI Holdings Inc. and subsidiary Semirara Mining and Power Corporation have been included as members of the prestigious 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the third consecutive year. Bloomberg GEI is a modified market capitalization-weighted index that aims to track the performance of...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is warning the public against three more firms soliciting investments that appear to be pyramiding or Ponzi schemes with the promise of unsustainable high returns. In a statement, the SEC advised the public against dealing with the three entities due to their...
