The Marcos administration is on the verge of declaring a food security emergency as rice prices remain stubbornly high despite government efforts to alleviate the situation. The National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) approved a resolution on Thursday, Jan. 16, urging the Department of...
The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles (LAPCG) is set to provide emergency consular services during the remaining Saturdays of the month to aid Filipinos who might have been affected by the wildfires. Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles/AP In a Facebook post, the Philippine LA...
Local government units (LGUs) will be receiving a 35-percent share from the National Tax Allotment (NTA) by 2026, President Marcos’ chief economic manager said. During an informal press chat on Wednesday, Jan. 16, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto told reporters that come 2026, LGUs share...
In a move to accelerate renewable energy (RE) development, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Masdar, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based clean energy firm, have signed an agreement to support RE integration in the Philippines. Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara signed the Implementation...
Senator Risa Hontiveros refuted certain online criticisms against Senate Bill (SB) No. 1979, otherwise known as the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023, even as she dismissed them as "false information". In a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 15, Hontiveros, the bill's author, she said...
The submersible drone marked “HY-119”, discovered off the coast of San Pascual, Masbate is Chinese-made, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group told a Senate panel. The Philippine Navy said the forensic analysis on a submersible drone discovered off the coast of San Pascual,...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to reinstate the P400-million branding budget for the Department of Tourism (DOT). Preisdent Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Tourism Secretary Esperanza Christina Garcia Frasco and other Cabinet members in a...
President Marcos has ordered Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy to prioritize the department’s Common Tower Program (CTP). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds meeting with Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Saying that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has been compliant with its franchise requirements, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd...
With 23 affirmative votes, the Senate approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to provide monthly pension differential to all retirees of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, January 14. Sen. Mark Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Government...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is urging the Department of Health (DOH) to investigate certain drugstores that refuse to grant discounts to senior citizens without a...
First Gen Visayas Energy Inc. (FGVEI), a subsidiary of renewable energy company First Gen Corporation, has been fined by the Department of Energy (DOE) for the late filing of reports on its wind energy projects. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Tuesday, January 14, First...
