As the Philippines accelerates its renewable energy installations and re-embraces nuclear in its future energy mix, the US government has declared prospects of wider technical assistance and support for the country’s energy sector. Through the recently launched US-Philippine Energy Policy...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), as well as the Department of Education (DepEd), are among the most trusted and top-performing government agencies for the second quarter of the year, an independent survey conducted by the OCTA Research bared. MB file photo Based on the survey...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (Facebook) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has pinpointed "the good and the bad" in the Department of Health's (DOH) proposed budget under the P5.768-trillion National...
The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Calabarzon said it is now investigating the reported increase in respiratory and cardiovascular cases that are possibly linked to exposure to liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plants in Batangas City. (Photo courtesy of...
The Philippines and the United States have officially launched the inaugural US-Philippines Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD) to deepen the two countries' energy ties and clean energy transition. File photos/Pixabay In a statement, the US State Department said its Deputy Assistant Secretary for the...
The Philippines and Brunei are eyeing cooperation between their coast guard personnel as Manila is strengthening its bilateral ties with Southeast Asian neighbors amid developments in the Indo-Pacific. During the 3rd Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation which was held in Manila on August...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has conveyed to Congress that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has given the go-signal to oil and gas exploration and drilling activities in the country, including at the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). When quizzed by Representative France Castro...
Department of Justice The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it has created a task force to investigate past and future maritime disasters. Subject of immediate investigation are the disasters that happened 10 years ago, said DOJ Undersecretary Raul T. Vasquez...
The Department of Health (DOH) along with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) discussed plans to boost the country's child immunization rate during a stakeholder summit on Thursday, Aug. 17. (Photo courtesy of DOH/Manila Bulletin) There during...
Immunization continues to be a challenge for the country, as the Department of Health (DOH) disclosed that in 2022, the target of fully vaccinating 95 percent of children was not attained reaching only 59.9 percent. MB file photo Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire defined a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing grid integration of up to 94 gigawatts of additional power capacities of projects that are undergoing pre-development phases. Energy Undersecretary Sharon Garin told a Congressional budget briefing that these planned power facilities comprise of 176 targeted...
DAVAO CITY – The power situation in Mindanao will remain stable as the El Niño phenomenon will not likely cause major disruptions to the island’s diverse power mix, an official of the Department of Mindanao (DOE)-Mindanao Field Office said. Engr. Darwin P. Galang, DOE-Mindanao Field Office...
