The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deploys FA-50PH light combat aircraft during the launching of a joint maritime and aerial patrol by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US Indo-Pacific Command in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 21, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The joint maritime and aerial patrol...
The Gotianun Group’s investment arm Filinvest Development Corporation’s (FDC) planned P10-billion bond offering has been assigned the highest Issue Credit Rating of PRS Aaa, with a "stable outlook" by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). FDC is planning a bond issuance of P7...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has required the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to account for the more than P2.6 billion fund transfers (FTs) to the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) for the procurements of goods and services which have "aged" for...
“We’ve got the POWER" will soon roar as a confident declaration of industry and government collaboration. The trailblazing initiative that is already gaining traction among serious investors and industry players is the institutionalization of the Pilipinas Offshore Wind Energy Resource...
Indonesian Coast Guard (BAKAMLA) vessel KN Gajah Laut 404 docks at the Panacan Wharf in Davao City on Nov. 20, 2023 for a five-day port visit. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) Indonesian Coast Guard (BAKAMLA) vessel "KN Gajah Laut 404" arrived in Davao City on Monday, Nov. 20, for a five-day port...
The Philippines and the United States have begun their joint maritime and air patrols in the contested West Philippine Sea, President Marcos announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) increased its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to assert the country’s...
Royal Navy Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh, United Kingdom's national hydrographer, receives a command plaque from Philippine Navy (PN) vice commander Rear Adm. Caesar Bernard Valencia during his courtesy visit at the PN headquarters in Manila on Nov. 20, 2023. (Photo by PN) The Philippine Navy (PN)...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, November 21 called on the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) to expedite the disbursement of medical assistance to coconut farmers, after noting how the agency submitted its plan one year into the administration. Cayetano said the slow...
Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC), the investment arm of the Gotianun Group, is planning to raise up to P32 billion through the issuance of peso-denominated fixed rate bonds in one or more tranches. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said it has filed online via...
The country’s chicken output increased in the third quarter to 464,970 metric tons, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. According to the PSA data, this reflects an increase of 2.3 percent compared to the 454,380 metric tons output recorded from July to September last year. Central...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has urged the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) to strengthen public awareness on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue in a bid to counter the threats from propaganda, misinformation, and fake news regarding the matter. In filing Senate Resolution No. 864, Padilla...
Senators on the early morning of Tuesday, November 21 called out the head of the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) for demanding that the Senate prioritize her agency’s proposed budget for next year. It was Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada who took the floor during the Senate...
