Loan releases by State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the pension fund for government workers, jumped to P151 billion in 2021, driven mainly by support to members who have reached borrowing limit and unable to pay loans. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said he would not touch the 1987 Constitution to give the vice president more power or responsibility even though the post is considered a spare tire if something happens to the sitting president. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan...
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's president-elect said Sunday he will relocate his office from the "imperial" Blue House, in a move critics charged is linked to his belief in shamanistic spiritual practices. South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a press conference to...
Foreign policy experts warned that China has the ability to use direct military force for its maritime claims, so the next administration must craft a national security strategy that prioritizes strengthening ties with like-minded countries. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) “If China...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo emphasized the need to improve the quality of education in the country to provide more opportunities for younger Filipinos who are about to enter the workforce. Vice President Leni Robredo during the PiliPinas Debate of the Commission on Elections...
Vice President Leni Robredo is confident that she can augment the number of people that she had helped if she will win the presidency in the May 2022 polls and one way to do this is to empower barangays-- the first responders of people in the communities. Vice President Leni Robredo during the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said she would continue the Build, Build, Build, infrastructure program of the Duterte administration but will put more emphasis on public-private partnerships (PPPs) instead of loans. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot from the Commission on...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa has no hard feelings toward President Duterte for refusing to heed a Senate resolution signed by him and 23 other senators asking the suspension of the multi-billion-peso "e-sabong" (online cockfighting) operations. During a DWIZ radio interview, Dela Rosa,...
PLDT led the groundbreaking of its 11th and largest VITRO hyperscale data center facility, to expand its network of world-class data centers. Present during the ceremonies held in Sta. Rosa, Laguna were, from left: RED Engineering's Martin Webb, DICT Regional Director Cheryl Ortega, Meralco...
Former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Ismael Sueño, who backed President Duterte during the 2016 presidential elections, has thrown his support to Vice President Leni Robredo. Sueño was present in the campaign sortie of Robredo in Koronadal City in South...
"Be good. I love you." These words were part of President Duterte's short but sweet message to his eldest daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday night, March 18. (Screenshot from YouTube) The pre-recorded message was played during Mayor Duterte's special appearance on popular game...
President Duterte has defended anew the continuous operations of online sabong or cockfighting, adding that the government is getting billions of pesos in revenues from it. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the inauguration of the new Leyte Provincial Capitol and distribution...
