Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, August 9 said he is unperturbed with the emerging number of political parties that have pledged their support to Hugpong ng Pagbabago’s Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Sotto, Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) chairman, and who is expected...
Confident that he has the "unanimous" support of his partymates, Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) chairman and Senate President Vicente Sotto III declared Wednesday, August 4, that he will not change his mind about seeking the vice presidency even if fellow-NPC member Senator Sherwin...
In line with its continuing asset-divestments, state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is trying to court prospective bidders for its Paco-Manila property that is being lined up for ‘negotiated sale’ arrangement. The real estate asset had been prescribed...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has already collected P653.218 billion, out of the P911.040 billion proceeds that the government fetched from the divestment of National Power Corporation’s power generation and transmission assets. That level of...
Leaders of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) have started talks in preparation for the 2022 national and local elections. (Seated, from left) Former House Speaker and Davao de Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senator Panfilo...
Leyte 4th District Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez will be seeking a seat in the Senate in the 2022 elections. Incumbent Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez files on October, 2018 her certificate of candidacy for reelection in the 2019 midterm polls. (Marie Tonette Marticio/MANILA BULLETIN...
The upcoming election tandem of Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III will not be campaigning against the Duterte administration but will be pushing for reforms that the current government failed or did not do enough. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (left) and...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has issued a cease-and-desist order (CDO) to the website Pilipinas2022.ph for multiple violations of the Data Privacy Act even as it warned voters against giving their personal information as part of surveys to gauge public pulse for the 2022 national...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has issued its first guidance on the adoption of tools in the digital economy that will unlock potentials of domestic enterprises to tap the ASEAN market. In a statement, NPC said the first guidance harmonizes harmonize data management and cross-border transfer...
Following the sudden demise of National Power Corporation (NPC) President and CEO Pio J. Benavidez, the state-run firm has named Atty Melchor Paz Ridulme as officer-in-charge. Ridulme is currently NPC’s vice president and legal counsel; and his assumption of the OIC post will be until such time...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will press charges against two mayors in Luzon in connection with the operation of illegal open dumpsites. (File photo / Office of DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda) DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda identified the two mayors as Mayor...
State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) will deploy four new solar photovoltaic (PV) and diesel hybrid systems to meet the electricity needs of its customers in off-grid areas, as served by its Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) unit. As noted by NPC President and CEO Pio J. Benavidez, the...
