The Senate Committee on National Defense and Security has included an amendment in the substitute measure proposing reforms in the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system that would require only new entrants to give contributions for their pension. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada,...
Union Bank of the Philippines, a member of the Aboitiz Group, has successfully raised P18.17 billion of peso-denominated fixed rate bonds via an oversubscribed dual tranche offering. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said this is its largest bond issuance from...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Most Filipinos who are aware of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have expressed satisfaction with its overall achievements in the past three months, yielding a net satisfaction rating of +83, a survey conducted by the OCTA Research has shown. OCTA’s...
Motorists using gasoline in their vehicles will need to shell out extra cash in their fuel budgets this week as the price of this commodity will increase by P0.30 per liter, according to the pricing advisory of the oil companies. Conversely, diesel users will experience slight relief in their...
Coca-Cola Philippines brought together a diverse group of stakeholders on Nov. 16, 2023, to discuss locally relevant water issues and explore collaborative solutions for addressing these water-related challenges. From left: CCBPI Director for Corporate & Regulatory Affairs Atty. Juan Lorenzo...
The University of the Philippines (UP) expressed its solidarity with Mindanao State University (MSU) following the explosion incident that left four people dead and dozens injured. Photo credit to UP READ: ...
The Iloilo Grain Complex Corp. (IGCC) asserted that the delay in the proposed 138-kV Panay-Guimaras Interconnection Project falls squarely on the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). In a statement, IGCC said blaming the Supreme Court restraining order for the delay in its transmission...
Ambassadors of foreign embassies on Sunday, Dec. 3, condemned the bombing that rocked Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City, which has so far killed four people and injured 50 others. Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr. visits the explosion site in Marawi City. (Provincial...
Senators on Sunday, December 3 expressed their indignation at the bombing inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) campus in Marawi City early this morning. As of press time, 11 people were killed while several others were reportedly injured after a blast occurred at the Dimaporo Gymnasium...
The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Caritas Philippines, has condemned the explosion inside the Dimaporo Gymnasium at Mindanao State University (MSU) on Sunday morning, Dec. 3. Photo from Caritas In a statement, Caritas Philippines President Bishop...
Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Billones has warned the church's media ministry workers against being "obsessed" with the number of followers they have on social media. Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Billones / Photo credit to Jay Mangussad Speaking at the 12th Catholic Social Media Summit...
LANDBANK President and CEO, Lynette V. Ortiz (front row, right), and ACEN President and CEO, Eric Francia (front row, left), lead the signing of a ₱20-Billion loan agreement to fund ACEN’s general corporate requirements and investments in renewable energy projects on 29 November 2023 in Makati...
