The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced Wednesday, July 7, its partnership with Asics as the official outfitter of the PH team bound to the Tokyo Olympics this month. POC President Bambol Tolentino hopes this renewal of partnership would translate a similar success when the country won the...
The House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday, July 7 approved the substitute bill of the measure that seeks to declare a portion of the Philippine Rise as a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) even after two members of the panel got locked into a...
Ormoc City Mayor and Philippine Fencing Association president Richard Gomez, right, tries to score against national team member Noelito Jose Jr. during pool play of men's epee in the first leg of the National Open Fencing Championship last Saturday at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (City Government...
The chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Sunday, July 4, dared Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to pursue a Senate inquiry into his expose on alleged massive corruption in the government. But contrary to the view of DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Y....
If the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will be prevented from dismantling shanties built by informal settlers within the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) area in Muntinlupa City, BuCor chief Undersecretary Gerald Bantag said he should also be given the same right to build a house inside Camp Aguinaldo....
Industry thought leaders called for urgent coordinated policy reforms and new development strategies to strengthen the country’s competitiveness through trade and investments. Former BSP Deputy Governor for Monetary and Economics Sector Diwa C. Guinigundo in his keynote address at the recent...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday proposed that another resolution be crafted to complement the approval of a Senate bill that seeks to amend tax regulations governing private schools and institutions. Drilon, during the Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing on Senate Bill No....
The Philippines is hoping to see the entry of as much as 140,000 metric tons (MT) of imported pork under the minimum access volume (MAV) as part of efforts to bring down meat prices in the country. This developed following the recent approval by the inter-agency MAV Management Committee (MMC) of...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday, June 16 said the Senate Committee on Finance will start deliberations on the proposed Bayanihan 3 bill once Congress resumes sessions in July. Angara, chairman of the Senate finance panel, said July would be the best time to tackle the measure as the Bayanihan to...
Barred from personally visiting public parks last year, over 250,000 Filipinos still got a taste of the pleasures of promenading Rizal and Paco parks by gluing themselves to their computers and other gadgets last year. The Commission on Audit (COA) has disclosed that the National Parks Development...
The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved the measure that seeks to put a stop to a government policy imposing higher tax on private schools and hospitals. Committee chairman and Albay Representative Joel Salceda presided over the panel meeting that approved the consolidation of House...
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday assured it is investigating if there is indeed possible collusion among power distribution firms to ascertain if this is the cause of the recent rotational brownouts that occurred in Luzon. DOE chief Alfonso Cusi told the Senate Energy Committee the agency...
