2023 budget to address immediate concerns—DBM By Chino S. Leyco The spending priorities of the Marcos administration’s first national budget for the new year, amounting to P5.268 trillion, is the starting point of the eight-point socioeconomic agenda in the near term. This aims to address the...
Operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) seized more than P5 million worth of illegal drugs from a Nigerian believed to be a member of the West African international drug syndicate during a buy-bust in Las Piñas City on Thursday, Dec. 29. The suspect, identified as Nnameka...
The chief economic manager of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. lauded Congress for the early passage of the 2023 national budget as it plays a critical role in fueling optimism over next year’s growth prospects. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the swift enactment of the 2023 General...
Two days after the implementation of the mandatory registration, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) announced that more than 3 million Filipinos have successfully registered their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. In a “Laging Handa” public briefing, NTC Deputy Commissioner...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The registration of Subscriber Identity Module or SIM cards as prescribed under Republic Act No. 11934 has commenced, and the different public telecommunications entities (PTEs) have launched their respective online platforms where their subscribers must register in...
THE TECHNOLOGY is being used across 11 stroke treatment networks in the NHS. (Shutterstock) LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Artificial intelligence technology has tripled the number of UK stroke patients recovering to a point where they can perform daily activities, according to new research...
Registration of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) will commence on Tuesday, Dec. 27, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Monday. Dec. 26. The SIM registration act will take effect on December 27, 2022. In a press briefing, DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned the public against the proliferation of fake SIM registration processes through email. (Pixabay/Jonas Leupe/ Unsplash) The scammers, as disclosed by the DICT on Friday, Dec. 23, were allegedly urging the public to subject...
Amid delays in the rollout of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ID, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that 10 million electronic Philippine ID have been issued to Filipinos. National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Dennis S. Mapa said a total of 10,126,352...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Caraga has conferred the Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) in the region to seven winners for 2019 passers and 26 passers for 2021 passers. For 2019, Famacion said that Buenavista, Cabadbaran City and Tubay from Agusan...
The Pasig City local government earned the first runner-up spot for the overall best performing local government unit (LGU) award in the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Competition held in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur last Dec. 17 to 21. The city’s sports delegation ranked second in the PSC’s overall...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) proposed a resolution designating every Aug. 8 to 14 of each year as celebration of the National Space Week or "Pambansang Linggo ng Kalawakan". 3D render of the MULA satellite. Photo courtesy of SSTL. (Philippine Space Agency) "The national space week will...
