The Philippines said it has continued to uphold peace amid the "unlawful actions" causing serious incidents in the South China Sea eight years after the awarding of the arbitral award on the disputed waters in 2016. In a statement on the 8th anniversary of the 2016 arbitral award that favored the...
Pauleen Canada, one of the five co-accused of embattled Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) church leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, is presented by the Philippine National Police (PNP) at Camp Crame in Quezon City on July 12, 2024. She was arrested in Davao City on July 11. Interior Sec. Benhur Abalos...
After careful consideration, President Marcos has vetoed the proposed Philippine National Police (PNP) reform bill to ensure that changes in the police force are fair, clear, and truly beneficial to everyone involved, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Thursday, July 11. File photo In a...
In line with the National Disaster Resilience Month, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided a list of essential items to place in a "Go Bag" to ensure survival during emergency situations. Photo from Pixabay In the first episode of the "Disaster Wais Series," the PRC-Management Services (PRC-DMS)...
Local share prices jumped back after the previous day’s contraction as investors continued to bet on a rate cut. The main index surged 119.89 points or 1.85 percent to close at 6,609.24 with Conglomerates leading the rally. Volume rose to 427 million shares worth P6.80 billion as gainers beat...
State-owned Philippine Guarantee Corporation (PhilGuarantee) extended loan guarantees totaling P236.98 billion to support small businesses last year, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, who also serves as the chairperson of PhilGuarantee,...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has published its Guidelines on Merger Remedies which outlines how it assesses the merging parties’ proposals to address competition concerns arising from merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. The Guidelines contain guidance on the design,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros believes that former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is challenging their own documents when he denied being legal counsel to Lucky South 99, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) compound in Porac, Pampanga. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB photo) "Well,...
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV DAVAO CITY – A Philippine Eagle with a bullet wound on its left wing died hours after it was found by soldiers in Barangay Mangayon, Compostela, Davao de Oro on Monday, July 8. PHILIPPINE Eagle ‘Mangayon’ under treatment at the Philippine Eagle Foundation in...
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alejandro Tengco said on Wednesday, July 10 that more or less 250,000 Filipinos are at risk of losing their jobs should there be a total ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). "Ang sinasabi...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino likened the fate of the missing fisherman in Subic, Zambales to a "hit-and-run". Philippine Coast Guard personnel retrieve the wreckage of fishing banca "John Robert" on July 9, 2024 after it was hit by an unidentified vessel in subic, Zambales on July 3....
Seven policemen, including an officer with a rank of Lieutenant Colonel, were demoted for implementing a search warrant issued by a local court on a wrong house in Zamboanga Sibugay last year, the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) disclosed on Wednesday, July 10. IAS Inspector General Brigido Dulay...
