Transmission service provider National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has reported that there are more than 100 projects under the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) that will be rolled out until 2050. In a briefing on Thursday, Nov. 14, the NGCP said that it has already presented the...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is pushing for the restoration of the P10 billion cut introduced by the House of Representatives to the P50-billion budget for the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program for next year. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa appeals to the...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has urged the government not to leave employees of the Optical Media Board (OMB) in limbo. During the Senate’s hearing on the proposed budget of the OMB for 2025, OMB’s primary function was put into question after Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a 13.5 percent decline in focus crimes from January to the first week of November this year, compared to the same period last year. From 34,883 incidents recorded from January 1 to November 8 last year, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Arnold Quizol/ MANILA BULLETIN) More House members have chided former president Rodrigo Duterte for supposedly leaving out to dry the police officers who were involved in alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during...
The Philippines' National Greening Program (NGP) is mitigating climate risks and reducing the country's poverty rate, according to the World Bank. In a Nov. 11 blog post, the multilateral lender cited the dual goals successfully achieved by the NGP, a collaborative initiative co-implemented by the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will conduct a nationwide verification and accounting of firearms as part of the security measures for the 2025 midterm national and local elections. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said the priority of the verification and accounting are gun owners...
The Philippines' chief economist is looking forward to benefits in case talks for a free-trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the United States can be kickstarted when Donald J. Trump returns to the White House early next year. "Of course, we should" was Socioeconomic...
While the government maintains that a robust middle class will propel the country to a predominantly middle-class society within the next 15 years, economists warned that a lack of quality, stable jobs poses a threat to this goal. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that a...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) has signed a deal with Indonesian oil and natural gas firm PT Pertamina to collaborate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) partnerships and other initiatives in the energy sector. During the Norway-Philippines LNG Summit 2024, Oliver Butalid, PNOC...
CEBU CITY – A Cebuano realtor was named as the 2024 International Realtor of the Year by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the United States. CEBUANO realtor Anthony Leuterio, the founder of Filipino Homes, was named 2024 International Realtor of the Year by the National Association...
SM Supermalls president Steven Tan, Adidas Philippines general manager Anthony Frangos, National University (NU) president and CEO Dr. Renato Carlos Ermita Jr., and NU vice president for administrative services Nilo Ocampo National University (NU) and Adidas’ three-year partnership, which...
