Newly appointed Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Edwin Mercado said on Tuesday, Aug. 11, that his immediate priority is to ensure that the agency is fully aligned and ready to carry out President Marcos’ directives. “The President’s directives are clear, and our immediate priority is...
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is moving closer to a more secure and self-reliant energy future following President Marcos ' announcement during his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) where BARMM will co-manage two petroleum service contracts with the...
PHILRECA Party-list Rep. Presley de Jesus has placed the onus on the Department of Energy (DOE) to end its habit of allowing generation companies to build power plants wherever they choose. This, as De Jesus cited in a recent House Committee on Energy hearing that strategic siting near existing...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos candidly admittedly Saturday, Aug. 8 that he saw the early break-up of the UniTeam alliance coming. Rep. Marcos, in an interview with PRTV Prime Media 's Kwatro Alas, said he felt "sad" when the so-called UniTeam partnership of...
The “honeytrap” scheme could be part of the bigger plot to discredit the administration of President Marcos, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said as it disclosed that it has been looking into that angle. NBI director Melvin Matibag said that while Executive Secretary Ralph Recto...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday visited the People’s Ville in Barangay Riverside, Calinan District, Davao City, underscoring the administration’s commitment to providing safe, decent, and affordable homes for Filipino families. The vertical housing project is one of the...
Top leaders from the House of Representatives have filed a measure seeking to exempt electricity consumers from paying the 12 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the much-panned system loss charges. Filed by Senior Deputy Speaker South Cotabato Cotabato 2nd district Rep. Ferdinand Hernandez and...
Welcome to the winner 's circle, Alex Eala. The Filipina ace was immediately showered with praises following her historic triumph at the WTA 500 Mubadala DC Open , with one coming from her childhood idol, Rafael Nadal. The 21-year-old Eala received a heartfelt message from the 22-time Grand...
The House leadership has filed a bill that, if enacted, would remove unnecessary barriers to rooftop solar panels, battery storage, and similar behind-the-meter energy systems. The aptly named Sariling Kuryente Act--embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 10431--was introduced by Majority Leader Ilocos...
The House leadership has filed its version of the measure that would finally get rid of the unreasonable systems loss charges from electricity bills--which is one of President Marcos ' marching orders in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA). The proposed House Bill (HB) No. 10430 or...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, August 2 expressed confidence that the measure seeking to remove system loss charges, as well as the value-added tax (VAT), from electricity bills would be approved before Christmas or the end of this year. “I can actually see the legislation moving...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo "Ompong" Ordanes claims that elderly Filipinos feel forgotten and neglected by President Marcos after the latter "snubbed" the sector in his latter 's State of the Nation Address (SONA). "Kami po ba ay dahon ng anahaw? (Are we just anahaw leaves?)"...
