Seventeen senior officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were finally promoted after months of delay due to some issues raised in connection with the organization structure and promotion system in the police organization. The late approval of the promotions, which was believed to...
While social media makes it apparent that crime is rampant, the top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said that it's actually on a downtrend except for homicide. In an interview on Friday, Nov. 17, following the plenary deliberations of the 2024 budget of the PNP, Police Gen....
A rent-a-car employee who attempted to extort P300,000 from one of the firm's customers for a damaged vehicle has been arrested in Makati City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday, Nov. 17. The NBI identified the suspect as Kumar Bhagwindas Thadani, also known as "Solo," an...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of the National Development Company (NDC) which sought a P42.6 million refund from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for alleged erroneously collected value added tax (VAT) from second quarter of 2015 to third quarter of 2016. NDC, a...
Attention bookworms! This is not a drill: National Book Store (NBS) has officially opened its "Reads Christmas Book Fair" at Quantum Skyview, Gateway Mall 2 in Cubao, Quezon City. Dubbed as the NBS’ biggest book sale of the year, this is surely a must-visit shopping activity this weekend. With...
San Jose del Monte City lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes (center) (Facebook) A ranking congresswoman is pursuing a measure that would help delinquent beneficiaries of the government’s housing program keep their houses without fear of being ejected. ...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno said that his office and cacao farmers are collaborating on strategies to enable the industry to meet the heightened demand for cacao beans. PRESIDENTIAL Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno (second from...
The Senate has reduced the House of Representatives’ version of the proposed budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year by over P714-million. Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos disclosed this during the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, November 16 said he expects power consumers to greatly benefit from the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) decision to reduce the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) annual revenue to P36.7-billion. The amount is...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said achieving the lower end of the government's growth target range is still achievable due to increased public spending and the upcoming holiday season. During a briefing in San Francisco, California, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported that it extended P934.56-million worth of loans to at least 24 electric cooperatives (EC) as of end-October this year. The electrification agency emphasized that the released loans to ECs had been anchored on its Enhanced Lending...
Famed for gaining his expertise and solid experience as a power industry veteran and former executive of the country’s biggest power distribution utility Manila Electric Company, Engineer Fortunato “Atoy” C. Leynes has been designated under the Marcos administration as the new President and...
