The Marcos administration's borrowing decreased in the first quarter of this year due to reduced funding from international creditors, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Gross borrowings of the national government totaled P830.4 billion from January to March 2024, a 12 percent decline...
Chinese-flagged research vessel, "SHEN KUO," loitering in the vicinity northeast of Viga, Catanduanes as spotted by NOMAD N-22 aircraft. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has detected a Chinese-flagged research vessel off the waters of Viga, Catanduanes, which is located at the...
Gen. Romeo Brawner, Jr., chief staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), wants all Army reservists to be trained on territorial defense amid the shift in geopolitical dynamics that includes the tension in the West Philippine Sea. During a turnover ceremony of the leadership of the 103rd...
(FFH734), USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16) conducted Division Tactics during the Multilateral Maritime Exercise that kicked off on Thursday, April 25 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Photo taken from BRP Davao Del Sur (LD-602). (photo and caption: Armed Forces of the...
Ako Bicol Party-List Rep. Elizaldy Co during the groundbreaking ceremony in the 9th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Rep. Co’s Facebook page) Ako Bicol Party-List Rep. Elizaldy Co commended House Speaker Martin...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday, April 28 said he was confident that the Senate can pass at least 20 priority bills listed under the Common Legislative Agenda of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (CLA-LEDAC) before the Second Regular Session of the 19th...
Clarita Carlos (Facebook) Former national security adviser Clarita Carlos took up the cudgels for the country’s soldiers amid an online appeal for airlines to give them special passenger privileges. "Our soldiers should have priority boarding and...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution that seeks to investigate the alarming power supply issue hounding the country. Tulfo who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, filed Senate Resolution No. 1008 following the declaration of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids. A...
H.E. Amb. Marie Fontanel The Embassy of France in the Philippines, together with the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines and Business France, held Tastin France Manila on April 8, 2024, at the Raffles Hotel in Makati. The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry Philippines Team The...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is urging the Senate to approve a bill that seeks to create a safer work atmosphere for journalists following President Marcos’ commitment...
Senators on Wednesday, April 24, paid tribute to former Senator Rene Augusto Verceluz Saguisag, hailing him as a true patriot and an exemplary, honest public servant to many lawmakers. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that even though Saguisag only served one term in the...
DFA Office of European Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Elena Algabre, Ambassador Raduta Dana Matache, OIC of DMW Hans Leo Cacdac, Romania Embassy Deputy Head of Mission William Korbil, and DMW Usec. Patricia Yvonne Caunan at the ribbon cutting ceremony The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW),...
