Three persons have been arrested in Batangas where they were caught smuggling frozen fish products, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. The NBI identified them as Alexious Y. Aguilar, Romel M. Estrada, and Jeremie G. Villa who were arrested last Feb. 6 by operatives of the bureau's...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced that it has deferred six capital expenditure (capex) projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). In a decision posted on Feb. 24, the ERC cited pending issues that needed to be addressed before approving the NGCP projects....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has crafted measures to tighten the noose around the neck of the remaining operators of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGOs) amid confirmed intelligence reports of internal squabbles among them that resulted in kidnapping and other violent crimes. PNP...
TALISAY CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL - Camille Villar cited the importance of supporting the modernization of agriculture, and in providing training to farmers to boost food production and attain food security in the country. In a press conference at Nature's Village Resort here, Villar noted that,...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, together with Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., leads the sale of NFA rice at P1,650 per sack, equivalent to P33 per kilogram, under the Food Security Emergency Program of the National Government. (Santi San Juan) The San Juan City...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has agreed to expeditiously issue clearances to foreign nationals facing deportation after being arrested for working at illegally operating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). “We all want the same thing -- for them to leave our country as...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has won its arbitration case against the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) and the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) regarding prepayment validity. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), is seeking a more active role of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs) in the street-level anti-illegal drugs campaign across the country. Marbil said barangay officials play a key role in the...
(L-R) Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. hold a bilateral meeting in Makati City on Feb. 24, 2025. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) (UPDATED STORY) The Philippines and Japan committed to bring their...
The government is offering tax deductions to private donors supporting six priority programs in this year's list of the state planning agency National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Earlier this month, NEDA came out with the 2025 National Priority Plan (NPP), which listed down key...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), has formalized a partnership with the National Security Council (NSC) to initiate an assessment of national security threats within the country’s construction projects. DTI Secretary...
PNP Chief Police General Rommel Marbil (left) and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel (right) lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the launch of the Kadiwa store at Camp Crame (PNP photo) The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and...
