Probabilities of rotational brownouts could wreck some parts in the Visayas, as system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) raised alarm on the critical state of overloading at the 69-kilovolt (kV) Amlan-Siaton transmission line in the grid. Prompted by that dilemma, NGCP...
The camp of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) has surrendered five of the 19 firearms registered under his name after the Philippine National Police (PNP) decided ro revoke his gun permits over the cases filed against him. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the five firearms were surrendered...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (PPAB) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has vented his apparent frustration over the Senate when it comes to the proposal to amend Republic Act (RA) No.11203 or the Rice Tarrification Law (RTL), with the end...
The Marcos administration has already completed some 4,700 flood control projects from July 2022 to 2024, with 4,000 others currently being implemented, Palace press briefer Daphne Oseña-Paez said on Tuesday, May 7. During a Palace press briefing after a sectoral meeting with President...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) belied on Tuesday, May 7, the statement of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV that there are retired and high-ranking active police officials who are involved in the plot to oust President Marcos. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said their intelligence units...
Instead of vehicles, computer sets and other equipment, Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chooses a health card for all policemen as donation from private institutions and other private partners of the organization. And while he admitted that it has long been his dream...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the recently signed Executive Order (EO) No. 59 will modernize and prevent delays in the implementation of the country’s infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs). NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that the EO would support the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the House of Representatives hailed on Tuesday, May 7 the swift passage at the committee level of a measure that aims to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) for the purpose of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives took a huge step toward its goal of significantly reducing prices of rice for the sake of poor Filipinos on Tuesday morning, May 7. This, after the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has expressed strong belief that, given the right circumstances, prices of rice could plunge to below P30 per kilo come July. Romualdez made this...
Sen. Cynthia Villar criticized the National Food Authority (NFA), which according to her, has not proven itself in terms of looking after rice farmers and consumers' welfare. Villar made the statement after President Marcos said he would certify as urgent the bill proposing to amend the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed criminal and administrative charges against two police master sergeants who were tagged as among those who shot dead a police captain who engaged their relatives in a shootout in Parang, Maguindanao last week. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said...
