The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), which serves as the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), has elected its new set of board of directors and officers that will help oversee the operations of the country’s power spot market. The reconstituted board...
An organization of business groups expressed their support to the country’s soldiers and marines for their service to the nation amid conflict in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Friday, June 21, the Philippine Business Groups said it laud the dedication and self-sacrifice of the men...
Starting at P2.1 million (for this entry-level grade I test-drove), I also balked at the new price point of the 2024 CR-V. It overshoots the SRP of several variants of the Fortuner and a couple of Monteros by a few thousand to almost a quarter of a million. As an all-new model, I expected the...
Isuzu has just taken the wraps off the 2024 D-Max pickup, the most advanced version of the pickup truck yet with improved off-road capabilities, enhanced safety features, and state-of-the-art tech. The Philippines is just the third ASEAN country so far to welcome the new D-Max, receiving the new...
An Exchange of Notes for The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS) was signed by Ambassador Endo Kazuya and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo on May 17, 2024 at the Department of Foreign Affairs. Japan commits Y327 million (approximately ₱121...
AirAsia Philippines is ramping up its international flights departing from Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA), including reopening routes to popular international destinations. In a statement, AirAsia Philippines Chief Executive Ricky Isla said their future expansion plans include the...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam Experts on Thursday, June 20, called on governments of countries with high prevalence of Hepatitis C to declare it a public emergency to meet the goals set by international bodies to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Global health experts discuss the urgent need to...
After Vice President Sara Duterte resigned from her position as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), the question remains: Who will step in to lead the country's largest bureaucracy? (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) For an anti-abuse youth group, the new DepEd Secretary must...
A group of teachers and education workers welcomed the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte as the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “She is one thorn less in the side of the teachers and the education sector,” the Alliance of Concerned...
Senators expressed differing views over Vice President Sara Duterte's resignation from all her Cabinet positions on Wednesday, June 19. Vice President Sara Duterte (file photo) Senators expressed differing views over Vice President Sara Duterte's resignation from all her Cabinet positions on...
On June 5, 2024, a ceremony was held to send-off the 16th batch of Filipino candidates for nurse and certified care worker under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) at the Department of Migrant Workers in Mandaluyong City. First Secretary and Labor Attaché Kanno Chihiro...
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) Two days after the June 17 rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, details of the botched operation have finally come to light which explained why China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel, who were supposed to be civilian...
