The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will get zero subsidy in the P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget. This was according to Senate Finance Committee Chair Senator Grace Poe, citing that they still have their P600 billion reserve fund. "Nakita natin PhilHealth, yung subsidiya na...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the Capas substation proposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to manage the connection of New Clark City (NCC) to the grid. In a statement, the ERC said this approval will help address load growth in Capas, which is...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Bicameral Conference Committee approved on Wednesday morning, Dec. 11 the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB)--the biggest outlay in the country’s history. This, after ranking members of the...
Vice President Sara Duterte was a no-show again on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) which subpoenaed her to shed light on her publicly aired threat to kill President Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she, herself, is...
Malacañang disclosed that President Marcos is expected to sign the proposed 2025 national budget on Dec. 20. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez said on Wednesday, Dec. 11, that the signing of the national budget for next year is tentatively scheduled on Dec. 20,...
​Vice President Sara Duterte will not attend once again the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)'s probe into her alleged death threat against President Marcos. Duterte said she will skip the NBI's investigation that is set on Wednesday, Dec. 10, as she will be conducting Thanksgiving...
Suspected counterfeit motorcycle parts valued at P12 million have been seized in Bulacan during an operation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). In a statement on Tuesday, Dec. 10, the NBI said the operation was conducted last Dec. 3 by operatives of the NBI-Intellectual...
A Chinese national has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Makati City and seized from him were 11 self-sealing transparent plastic sachets with 10.2 grams of shabu. The NBI identified him as Wang Kejun who has been charged with violations of Republic Act (RA) No. 9165,...
Three persons have been charged with illegal trading of 100 kilograms of radioactive depleted uranium that were seized following their arrests in a series of operations in the country, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Monday, Dec. 9. NBI Director General Jaime B. Santiago...
President Marcos is expected to sign four of his priority bills, including the 2025 national budget, before the year ends, the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) said on Monday, Dec. 9. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. signs three legislative measures into law: ‘Amendments to...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a P20.65-billion transmission line project proposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to strengthen the country's grid connection. The Balaoan-Laoag 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line will accommodate wind and solar power...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has confiscated various counterfeit footwear products amounting to P152 million during a raid at a warehouse in San Simon, Pampanga on Saturday, Dec. 7. PNP Chief, Police General Rommil Francisco Marbil said operatives of the Criminal Investigation and...
