On Dec. 13, 2023, the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) welcomed students from Buting Elementary School for a special Hello! Japan session. The lively Grades 5 and 6 students embarked on a journey into the wonders of Japanese culture. The students got a premium pass to all things Japanese...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, January 9 said she remains unconvinced over proposals that investing part of the Maharlika Fund in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) would be the best way to solve the country’s power transmission problems. Marcos pointed out...
The Senate Committee on Public Services is ready to evaluate the 25-year legislative franchise granted to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the committee, disclosed this on Tuesday, January 9 amid the ongoing power crisis that...
The second KOR-PHL AlumNight was hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines last Dec. 20, at Acacia Function Room, Brittany Hotel in Taguig City. H.E. Seung Man Sang (center) takes group photo with Korea scholarship alumnis On this day, alumni from the Korea Defense School,...
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms brought by easterlies and localized thunderstorms will be expected in Metro Manila and the rest of the country on Tuesday, Jan. 9, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Rafael Consing Jr. believes that a probable investment by the sovereign fund into the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be profitable, as well as bring stability to the grid and power communities across...
While the Philippine government pushes for a modernized public transportation system, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Caritas Philippines, called for a "just and inclusive" approach that still protects jeepney drivers and showcases Filipino...
BSP forges partnership with BAIPHIL By JAMES A. LOYOLA The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bankers Institute of the Philippines (BAIPHIL) have formalized their longstanding partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). “The collaboration of BSP and BAIPHIL will go...
Instead of the anticipated rollback on prices of some petroleum commodities this week, the oil companies have implemented slight increase in prices at the pumps due to higher freight cost and market premium, according to the industry players. With the added factors cited, the oil firms have...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) No less than President Marcos' son in the House of Representatives wants the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) franchise probed over the widespread power interruption in Western...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the company should not be solely held accountable for the recent Panay power outage, as other parties in the energy sector were also involved. In an interview with the ANC on Monday, Jan. 8, NGCP Spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza said they do...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Facebook) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel would rather see a national government take over of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) than the proposed involvement of the Maharlika Investment Corporation...
