A candidate's past deeds and track record should have a bearing on who Filipinos would vote for in the polls, Vice President Leni Robredo underscored Friday, Feb. 4 during the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) presidential candidates forum. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/...
63577 The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) approved a P2.5-billion loan to Innov Block Development Corporation (IBDC) to fund the ongoing construction of The Limketkai Podium – a lifestyle and commercial mall in northern Caloocan City. Of particular interest to the state-owned bank is...
NEW YORK, United States -- US President Joe Biden called on lawmakers to collaborate to end gun violence during a visit Thursday to New York where recent shootings of police have highlighted a growing fear of violent disorder in American cities. US President Joe Biden (AFP) The Democrat waded into...
Comelec/MB There is no resolution yet from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the request of presidential aspirant Vice President Ma. Lenonor “Leni” G. Robredo to allow the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to continue its COVID-19 pandemic initiatives during the campaign period. Comelec...
President Duterte is set to present the 2021 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas (PAFIOO) to 56 overseas Filipinos and foreign-based organizations, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) announced. Photo from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas In a...
President Duterte is currently undergoing quarantine after being exposed to a household staff who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement following rumors that President Duterte...
Housing developer 8990 Holdings, Inc. reported a 41 percent hike in gross revenues to a record P20 billion last year from the P14.2 billion generated in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the milestone was achieved despite the twin challenges brought on by the...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chief Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Duterte can be charged for inciting to sedition and possibly even grave coercion for his role in the questionable P8-billion COVID-19 pandemic supply contract entered into by the government with Pharmally...
Malacañang preferred to wait for the final and official report of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the government's deal with pharmaceutical firm Pharmally before taking action, saying the initial report that was released on February 1 had not been adopted. President Rodrigo Duterte...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar As the election campaign nears, a lot of people have been asking me who I am voting for in the May national elections. I do not have an answer for that question right now but there is a question that I think is equally important—what kind...
Ninety-five former Cabinet members, including former Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel 'Mar' Roxas II, senior government officials, former chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, retired ambassadors, and career civil servants, who served under various administrations,...
62921 Under the new normal, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) expanded their fixed and mobile networks nationwide in 2021, with PLDT’s fiber footprint up 73 percent to 743,700 kilometers, passing 14 million homes. Last year, PLDT built 1.7 million ports to connect more homes with...
