The days of ‘secrecy’ in weekly oil price adjustments are numbered following the Supreme Court’s decision which upheld the fuel cost unbundling policy that the Department of Energy (DOE) initially attempted for implementation via a Circular in 2019. Relative to the high court ruling, former...
Being the lead agency overseeing regional power utilities, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) urged the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) to procure insurance cover for their critical assets – especially the facilities that are vulnerable to damage or technical glitches when...
To assess their preferences for availing of medical services, the Department of Education (DepEd) has started conducting an online survey among its employees. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) In an advisory issued on Thursday, Sept. 12, DepEd announced that it is conducting an online survey to...
More than 100,000 land titles are intended for distribution to agrarian reform beneficiaries before the year ends, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of certificate of condonation and land titles to agrarian reform beneficiaries during a...
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects that the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAAC) will enhance tax administration in the country. This was after the Senate had recently approved the Philippines' participation in the MAAC, a global agreement for tax cooperation,...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has committed the repurposing of at least three initial ports that will support the development of billion dollars-worth of offshore wind projects that the Marcos administration has been pushing for completion by 2028, according to the Department of Energy....
Not once but six times that President Marcos uttered "fake news" to belie the rumored resignation of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, which, he said, was an attempt to sow disunity within the administration. "Unang-una, sagutin ko yung tanong mo: Fake, fake, fake,...
Malacañang has debunked claims that Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has resigned. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and DND Secretary Gilbert Teodoro (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) In a statement on Thursday, Sept. 12, Presidential Communications...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr. said on Wednesday, Sept. 11, that they will soon make use of artificial intelligence (AI) in weather forecasting, producing rain forecasts every 15 minutes. "Soon we will now operate through our research program to use AI in...
ILOILO CITY – The first-ever Muslim-friendly beach in the country opened on Tuesday, September 10, at world-famous Boracay Island. A Muslim-friendly beach opened in Boracay Island on September 10. (Department of Tourism-Philippines) The private beach at the Boracay Newcoast of Megaworld...
A whopping investment of $3 billion (approximately P165 billion) will be injected by Danish firm Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) for the first 1,000 megawatts San Miguel Bay offshore wind project in Camarines Sur that it is targeting to bring on commercial stream by 2028. On prevailing rule of...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of four former Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) officials and a private individual over the irregular purchase of P6 million worth of cellular telephones in 2005. Denied were the motions for partial reconsidetration filed by former...
