Flags of the Philippines, China (Unsplash) The Marcos administration has increased to P50 billion the allocation for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (AFPMP) in backdrop of the continued maritime dispute between Manila and Beijing. ...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday, August 7 has called on lawmakers to review the current provisions in the procurement law to help the country’s armed forces develop a credible defense posturing necessary to defend the country from external aggressions, particulary in the...
Senators on Sunday, August 6 crossed partylines in asking the government to heed the Senate’s recommendations on the West Philippine Sea following the Chinese Coast Guard’s (CCG) illegal use of water cannon against a Philippine vessel. (Philippine Coast Guard/Facebook photo) The CCG used...
Erika Arnaiz threw a three-hitter in another splendid no-relief job as Bago City ruled the 2023 Junior League Softball World Series with a 3-0 victory over Milford, Connecticut in Kirkland, Washington, Sunday morning, Aug. 6 (Manila time). Bago City Little League Philippines poses after winning the...
When I was in grade 7, I remember watching my English teacher as she was writing a sentence structure diagram on the chalkboard. She paused frozen, then slowly turning to face us as if something had just occurred to her, she declared, “If you want to learn grammar, the best way to do it is to...
Teacher-trainees from select public schools will undertake intensive language training for them to pass the program and be fully equipped to teach the Korean language in their respective schools. Teachers who will participate in Batch 6 Special Program in Foreign Language (SPFL) - Korean...
The Philippines has stepped up its air quality monitoring capacity as it partners with South Korea in a bid to improve the government's plans and policies. Manila and Seoul recently signed a partnership agreement to roll out the Pan-Asia Partnership for Geospatial Air Pollution Information and the...
Senators are keen on scrutinizing all requests for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said he will check how and where the proposed CIFs of all...
Registration for the 53rd Occupational Health Nurses Association of the Philippines (OHNAP) National Annual Convention and 73rd Founding Anniversary, to be held from Sep. 6 to 8, is now open. Photo courtesy of OHNAP Interested participants may avail of the early bird fee worth P1,000 from Aug. 1 to...
# ERC, NGCP discuss technical gaps By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has forthrightly raised to transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) the need to immediately address the "technical gaps" in balancing the country’s power system so it can...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has assured Laos of the Philippines' support in its efforts to build institutions that will address various challenges it is facing as a nation. In an event organized by the Institute of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service Institute in Vientiane, Manalo...
Typically, to receive their payroll, employees have to visit a bank branch, fill up application forms, create the account, and come back for the ATM card after several days. All of this is very inconvenient which can translate to dissatisfaction with their company so early in their employment....
