The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion filed by Philippine National Police (PNP) non-uniformed personnel (NUP) Eulito T. Fuentes who pleaded a 50 percent reduction in the P690,000 bail in his four remaining graft charges. In a 272-page resolution issued last June 21, the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) should thoroughly investigate and verify the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) claims they are spending P8.7-billion on janitorial and security services for a purported total of 583 facilities, each costing the company P87,000 per...
From friendship made, in friendship confirmed. This sums up the extraordinary journey of a piece of art that had found its way inadvertently into history, with its own story as equally captivating as that of the one it was modeled—or, perhaps, molded?—after. Made of bronze, the ‘Bust of...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has been asked to probe on how undesirable foreign nationals are able to illegally secure authentic Philippine passports and other documents, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Oct. 12. “I think it is high time magkaroon ng (that there be...
A technology developed by a university that monitors crop production data can be utilized in formulating policy recommendations on inflation, the National Economic and Development Authority said. The Project SARAI, or the Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the...
photo: PNP Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), lauded a...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reassured the public that the reported data breach did not compromise the integrity of the national ID and civil registry systems. LOOK: The Philippine Statistics Authority issues a statement following the alleged data breach in their system. The...
Private concessionaire firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking all-out support from the national and local government agencies for permitting and right-of-way (ROW) acquisitions, so it can speed up the development of the P14.03-billion Batangas-Mindoro Interconnection...
The Manila North Cemetery (MNC) released guidelines on Wednesday, Oct.23, in preparation for Undas 2023. The main gates of the cemetery will be open starting Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. only. Interment and cremation operations will be temporarily closed starting Oct. 28 and will resume...
Ombudsman Samuel Martires has formally asked the Senate and the House of Representatives to significantly decrease the P51-million confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) allocated to his office to P1-million under the proposed 2024 national budget. In his letter to Sen. Juan...
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur (PNA) – Police are tracking down two men, riding tandem on a motorcycle, who ambushed and killed a Saudi national and injured his wife here on Tuesday night, October 10. A SAUDI national was killed in an ambush in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del...
Nadine Lustre Filipinos are inherently gifted. The Philippines is recognized as one of the leading design centers in Asia with its craftsmanship and fashion designers renowned all over the world. As entertainers, Filipinos are everywhere too, from luxury cruise ships to productions in Broadway,...
