With 19 affirmative votes, the Senate approved the measure seeking to grant Philippine citizenship to Chinese national Li Duan Wang. Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros opposes the bill granting Philippine citizenship to Li Duan Wang. During Monday’s plenary session, January 27,...
Synergy Grid and Development Philippines Inc. (SGP) has accepted a binding offer from the state-run Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) for a 20-percent stake to secure a foothold in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Malacañang said. MAIDEN INVESTMENT — President...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez was up in arms after his House colleague tried to cite draft documents during a recent motu proprio inquiry on the performance of...
M/V Lapu-Lapu (white ship) docks alongside BRP Sierra Madre during a rotation and resupply mission by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Ayungin Shoal, West Philippine Sea on Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo: AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) successfully brought food supplies and...
The Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) arrives in Northern Luzon on April 7, 2024 as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater. The deployment aims to enhance Philippine maritime defense capabilities while bolstering interoperability and readiness within the US-Philippine alliance....
Armed Forces chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. pins a medal to a soldier who got injured following an ambush in Sumisip, Basilan on Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo: AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. honored soldiers of the 32 nd Infantry Battalion, 101 st Infantry...
A National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) top official maintained that the company is a Filipino corporation and run by Filipinos, allaying concerns about China role in the operation of the country's power grid. "The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) does not exercise control over...
(Unsplash) The National Transmission Corporation (Transco) has acknowledged before congressmen its backlogs in right-of-way (ROW) cases, including projects that go beyond their existence, as well as those that are related to the operation of...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Is the Philippine government eyeing a takeover of power grid operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) through the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF)? House Deputy Minority Leader AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Lex...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya signed a grant contract on Jan. 23 for the purchase of the city’s mobile digital X-ray machine with AI (artificial intelligence) technology for tuberculosis detection. “The grant—from the Japanese...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta took issue with what he described as the undue focus given to transmission company National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on the problem of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Vice Chairman Henry Sy Jr., through another high-ranking official of the transmission company, has insisted that the Chinese...
