The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bared Friday, Nov. 15, that it successfully brought food and other provisions for troops guarding the BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) military outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The rotation and reprovison (RORE) mission held...
Talks on sustainability and climate change have shifted from a peripheral discussion to the very core of global discourse. In the Philippines, major corporations, organizations, and the government continuously take action for sustainability and push for efforts to educate people on how they can...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada urged the Philippine government to consider bringing China's baseline claim before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague or even to the United Nations. Estrada said this in response to China’s recent efforts to reinforce its claim over the West Philippine...
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has relocated its two branches as part of efforts to make its customer touchpoints more accessible to the public, a top official said. DBP President and CEO Michael O. De Jesus said that the latest office relocation of DBP P. Tuazon Branch in...
Transmission service provider National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has reported that there are more than 100 projects under the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) that will be rolled out until 2050. In a briefing on Thursday, Nov. 14, the NGCP said that it has already presented the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has been urged to address the absence of anti-bullying policies in over 10,000 schools nationwide to ensure the provision of safe and secure learning environments. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) The status of anti-bullying policies in DepEd schools was...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is pushing for the restoration of the P10 billion cut introduced by the House of Representatives to the P50-billion budget for the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program for next year. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa appeals to the...
In less than 10 minutes, the Senate adopted the 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, Nov. 13. No senator came forward to interpellate and raise questions pertaining to the P733-million budget proposed by the Senate finance committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe. OVP's...
Senators find it unnecessary to grant the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) request for additional subsidy under their proposed budget for next year when it has yet to provide sufficient financial relief to patients. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, principal sponsor and...
REFLECTIONS TODAY One thing is sure: God does not need our gratitude, nor does he hold any grudge, even if we fail to thank Him, at times. And yet, to be grateful or mindful of what God has done for us seems to be the main point of the parable of the 10 lepers. God praises one of them,...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL The people of the United States have made their choice for the next President of that powerful country. They did so in an election which many saw as one of the most “interesting” in contemporary American history. It was a “bare-knuckle fistfight,” said one of our...
Big business has welcomed the clearer investment rules plus enhanced fiscal perks under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act. "CREATE MORE will certainly help improve the global competitiveness of the...
