Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution that seeks to investigate the alarming power supply issue hounding the country. Tulfo who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, filed Senate Resolution No. 1008 following the declaration of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids. A...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) assured its full support to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) commitment to combat extra-judicial killings (EJKs) and other forms of human rights violations in the country. It also supported the crucial steps the DOJ committed to strengthen the criminal justice...
Filipino borrowers hoping for a reduction in interest rates will have to hold their horses as the anticipated rate cuts may not come in the near future. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said on Friday, April 26, that elevated inflation is likely to persist, and interest rates may remain high for a...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has dismissed the P78.956 million payment claimed by Adlib International Sales, Inc. (AISI) from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)-Procurement Service and the Presidential Security Group (PSG) for the supply and delivery of two mobile X-ray units in 2015....
There is a silver lining after all amid the country’s energy insecurity dilemma, as oil prices will be on moderate rollback next week - a financial respite badly needed as consumers’ temper flare on consistent threat of rotational power service interruptions. According to the industry players,...
The administration of President Marcos recorded a "much lower" index crime volume during its first 21 months compared to the same period during the previous administration, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) reported. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) The...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided livelihood assistance to around 314 senior citizens in Metro Manila. The recipients are the remaining individuals from the 793 senior citizens profiled in the National Capital Region as eligible to receive DOLE's livelihood assistance....
After eight months of serving as its officer-in-charge (OIC), President Marcos has named Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac as the new Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (DMW/Facebook) Marcos signed Cacdac’s appointment paper...
Amid soar in weather temperatures, demand for electricity in the country had reached its boiling point this week, as the highest demand of 14,016 megawatts on Wednesday (April 24) breached the peak demand projection of the Department of Energy (DOE) for this year. And while the country’s power...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday, April 25, joined the annual celebration of International Girls in ICT Day 2024. From left to right: Undersecretary for ICT Industry Development, DICT, and DIWA Role Model Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, Deputy Director for...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday April 25, said they are expecting more "deepfake" incidents as the election approaches. Photo from Pixabay "Well, dadami 'yan at lalago, lalo na po ngayon with AI (artificial intelligence) and parating po 'yung mga...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is spearheading the Philippine government’s efforts on negotiating the administrative agreement (AA) that will be signed with the US government to underpin the “123 Agreement’ that was cemented last year for the targeted deployment of nuclear technologies in the...
