PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House World leaders have converged in Phnom Penh, Nov. 10 to 13, for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and other related summits. It is the first in a series of international conferences in Southeast Asia, followed this week by the G-20 meeting in...
San Jose Del Monte City lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes led the recent lighting of the 59-foot tall Christmas tree outside the local city hall. San Jose del Monte City Rep. Florida Robes (5th from right) and San Jose del Monte City Mayor Arthur Robes (4th from right) lead the Christmas tree...
San Sebastian capitalized on the undermanned Jose Rizal University, hacking out a dominant 92-74 win in the second round of the NCAA Season 98 men's basketball tournament Friday, Nov. 11, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Rhinwill Yambing of the San Sebastian Stags (NCAA/GMA) Rhinwill...
John Amores of Jose Rizal University was slapped with an indefinite suspension after assaulting the College of St. Benilde bench on Tuesday, Nov. 8. John Amores of Jose Rizal University (NCAA/GMA) The sanction was announced by Fr. Vic Calvo OP, the NCAA Management Committee representative of...
Water concessionaires Manila Water Company and Maynilad Water Services Inc. laid out their expansion plans that will entail combined investments of P348 billion with the aim of improving their services and securing water supply. East Zone concessionaire Manila Water is set to spend P181 billion...
The grand plan to address the over 6.5 million housing backlog in the country is already there. The problem, however, is the stable funding to start it. The Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD) said it needs P36 billion to jumpstart the construction of the first one million...
The national government's aggressive push for housing projects is expected to create around 1.7 million jobs every year, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said on Sunday, Oct. 16. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the figure was based on the study which...
Three more local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have signified support to the government's housing project as part of the measure to address the more than 6.5 million housing backlogs in the country. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino...
BACOLOD CITY – Six wounded soldiers were awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) for their bravery and heroism in the series of encounters with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental from Oct. 6 to 8. DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND)...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is eyeing to build at least one million housing units as part of its long-term goal to address the over 6.5 million housing backlogs across the country. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the goal is to provide affordable...
The government's goal of addressing the more than six million backlog in housing is a good opportunity for the real estate sector to recover following the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to the economy, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said on Wednesday,...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House After some 17 months of negotiations, which at times were on the brink of collapse, the United States and Iran are reportedly close to striking a deal to revive the 2015 nuclear accord. We share the hopes of many in the global community...
