ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) announced that the three separate dams of the multi-billion mega dam project in Iloilo province have been structurally completed. THE Jalaur High Dam, the biggest of the three dams being built in Calinog town, Iloilo province....
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution calling on the President Marcos' administration to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. “The Philippines has historically been at the forefront of advancing...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (Senate PRIB Photo) Is the House of Representatives using the International Criminal Court (ICC) to silence Vice President Sara Duterte and her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte? Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said this is what...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) will be accelerating household electrification at various provinces straddling the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) through collaborative tie-ups with development-partners like the Spanish Embassy and the European...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Friday, November 24 said he believes he needs to be ready “for any eventuality” to face a possible probe by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Dela Rosa, former Philippine National Police (PNP) and chief implementer of former President Rodrigo...
Over P15.3 billion will be for the assistance and projects for Filipino migrant workers next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Tuesday, Nov. 21 that the budget is allotted for the proposed national budget of the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, November 20 urged the Marcos administration to ensure safety in the potential use of nuclear energy. Gatchalian made the call after the Philippines and the United States signed a landmark deal that would allow Washington to export nuclear...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported that it extended P934.56-million worth of loans to at least 24 electric cooperatives (EC) as of end-October this year. The electrification agency emphasized that the released loans to ECs had been anchored on its Enhanced Lending...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, November 14 said he respects the decision of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge who allowed former senator Leila de Lima to post bail but could not help wonder why the cases against her slowly weakened under a different administration....
Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Thursday, Oct. 19 that the Philippine government will do everything in its power to ensure the safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel amid its war with Hamas. “May mga ayuda ring ibibigay para sa mga nakabalik na sa bansa at scholarship mula...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday, October 16, renewed his call for the Marcos administration to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to enter the Philippines and investigate former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV ...
The additional P40 billion budget for the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) can irrigate more rice fields that will produce over 570,000 metric tons more palay or unhusked rice each year. NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen said that more investment in irrigation systems for next year can...