Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said that the government should think one step ahead and investigate the reported increase in the number of Chinese students who have enrolled in Cagayan. "Dapat advance yung pag-iisip natin. Dapat tayo'y magdududa talaga. Dapat one step ahead tayo (We should think...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the March 17 ambush on four Army soldiers in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur in an effort to assess the peace and security situation in the southern part of the country. “Despite immense government resources being put...
Senator Raffy Tulfo stressed the need for intensified monitoring from the Department of Energy (DOE), National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), and generation companies of power plants to avoid recurring brownouts. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, mentioned this as he...
Wheeling of generated capacities from power plants sited in the southern part of Luzon could be impeded if delays in the 500-kilovolt (kV) Tuy-Dasmarinas transmission line project of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) could not be avoided due to pending legal hurdles, primarily...
The advocacy arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) on Friday, April 19, asked for immediate attention from the government regarding the issue of political prisoners in Negros Island. (Photo from Caritas) In a statement, Caritas Philippines Vice President Bishop...
CEBU CITY – This city will host the Contact Islands 2024 conference where key leaders and representatives from contact center and business process sector firms, local and national government, the academe, thought leaders, and customer experience officers will discuss the influence of artificial...
While the new Hyundai Elantra and IONIQ 5 are already quite appealing on their own, customers seeking more thrills will be delighted to know that Hyundai is offering the high-performance versions of these vehicles soon. Recently unveiled at the Manila International Auto Show (MIAS), the Elantra N...
Filipinos’ desire for people-moving, seven-seater crossovers keeps fueling the influx of new marques and models, the majority from China. People keep asking me, are they good or not? One brand gaining traction is Jetour. I believe it is more because of the cute Ice Cream EV (electric vehicle) and...
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has officially launched the new and improved version of the Toyota Corolla Cross. It’s only been in the market for four years, but it’s already on the top of most buyers’ wishlists. If you’re still on the fence about getting one, we go some of the more...
The UP-College Admission Test (UPCAT) 2024 results are now accessible on the University of the Philippines (UP) website, the university announced on Friday, April 19. Students scheduled to take the UP-College Admission Test (UPCAT) queue outside their designated test buildings at the University of...
TGIF is not something that electricity consumers in the Luzon grid can happily look forward to, as they will have to close the week agonizing over new threats of rotational blackouts with Luzon grid being placed on ‘red alert’ for the third time this week. On Friday morning, system operator...
European businessmen in the country are asking the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for guidance particularly on tax incentives under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Law on potential investments in the aviation industry. In a letter to PEZA Director...
