The Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC) will convene to review and decide on the various proposals seeking to amend or revoke the franchise of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Senator Raffy Tulfo said. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy,...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded a temperature of 20.2°C in Science Garden, Quezon City at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14 marking it the "coldest" day so far in Metro Manila. Metro Manila (Unsplash) Based on...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has asserted that the failure of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to expand and upgrade the country’s power grid is “reason enough for the Congress to consider recasting, if not revoking, its franchise”. In a statement on...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A drone helped the National Bureau of Investigation (PDEA) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) discover 15 marijuana plantations in Sitio Bana, Barangay Tacadang, Kibungan, Benguet on Wednesday, January 10....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that the P5-million increase in the 2024 budget of the National Youth Commission (NYC) had been earmarked for the Philippine Youth Development Plan Advocacy Project aimed at engaging and empowering youth leaders. Go said that he has successfully advocated for...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) urged local governments to establish economic zones to attract investments and create jobs to reduce poverty in the Philippines. Photo from NAPC "We urge the local government to have economic zones to welcome investments coming into their...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the promotion of four Philippine National Police (PNP) generals and eight senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), it was announced on Friday, Jan. 12. PNP Chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. led the donning of new ranks...
DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the joint DND-AFP New Year's Call on Jan. 12, 2024 at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. (Photo by AFP) The leadership of the Department of National Defense (DND) and Philippine National Police (PNP) conducted their traditional New Year's call...
State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) is eyeing to expand its cooperation with Korea Water Resources Corporation or K-Water, primarily on the sphere of dam safety – given that sizeable pie of the country’s power supply is still drawn from hydropower facilities. The planned expanded...
(Courtesy of PNP) The Philippine National Police (PNP) acknowledged a global report showing that the Philippines is the third safest country in Southeast Asia. Gallup, an analytics and advisory firm based in Washington, United States, said that the Philippines secured the position as the third...
The Marcos economic team said it supports the appointment of former House Deputy Speaker and Batangas Representative Ralph G. Recto as the new finance secretary. In a statement, former Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno expressed confidence in Recto, who was also a former senator and...
Sen. Cynthia Villar recognized how critical the involvement of women in law enforcement is and that female police officers have been breaking barriers and stepping into roles traditionally held by men. "They are breaking through gender stereotypes in a male-dominated profession and striving...
