Officers and personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that will handle the Japan-made 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) got their "crash course" in handling the ship after a successful tour of the Patrol Vessel (PV) Kunisaki of the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters of the Japan...
To lure in more international travelers, Philippine Airlines (PAL) has become the first carrier to deploy multi-currency pricing via the Amadeus platform. Amadeus Logo Most international shoppers, 75 percent in all, prefer multi-currency pricing when making cross-border purchases. However, today's...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. reiterated on Tuesday night, Aug 24., that the national government was not delaying the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) on the procurement of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the...
The majority of the members of the Davao Marsman Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (DAMARB MPC) intend to continue with its contract of lease with export banana plantation company, Marsman Estate Plantation Inc. (MEPI). Photo from Manila Bulletin In a statement, DAMARB MPC...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, shed light on the apparent delay in the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) for the procurement of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of National Task Force (NTF)...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has finally ended the "monopoly" of a private logistics provider following widespread complaint against delays and confusions that marred the delivery of passports to applicants. Philippine passport (R. Mabasa) “I finished off QRS. They’re dead and...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced the launch of new community multi-species shed Whiteleg shrimp and tilapia aquaculture facility in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. (DOST-Mimaropa Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the Samahan ng Nagkakaisang...
The Japanese and Philippine governments have unveiled the 94-meter long Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) that will be turned over to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) next year to beef up its maritime patrol activities. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko (lower right) and...
The first of the two largest multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was launched virtually in Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Japan on Monday, July 26. The two 94-meter MRRVs will be the largest vessels of the Coast Guard’s fleet once...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to “constantly develop and re-engineer” its current mechanisms in providing social protection services to Filipinos, especially the vulnerable and poor sectors. (Photo from DSWD) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista made...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said its multi-purpose loan disbursements hit P65 billion since its launching nine-months ago. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager, said on Friday, June 25, that the pension fund’s multi-purpose loan facility has also...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is pushing for the procurement of multi-role jet fighters to boost the capabilities of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in defending the country's territorial airspace. AWESOME SELFIE--Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flies aboard an...
