Atty. Carlos Luis Fernandez, OIC Executive Vice President - General Counsel of PAL; Melissa Ow, Chief Executive of STB; Capt. Stanley Ng, President and COO of PAL; Mr. Terrence Voon, STB Executive Director for Southeast Asia; at the Singapore Tourism Board and Philippine Airlines...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, August 22 said the failure to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy is a slap in the face for the Philippine National Police (PNP). Escudero said he finds it embarrassing for the PNP to be unable to effect an...
The local stock market recovered the previous day’s loss and resumed climbing as investors hope for signs of a September cut by the US Federal Reserve. The main index added 61.34 points or 0.89 percent to close at 6,961.96 as Banks surged while the Property and Mining counters were in the...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said it was now preparing to launch two large-scale operations against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) not only to disturb their operations but also to arrest individuals involved in the activity. Pixabay PAOCC spokesman Dr....
The value of traded goods in the country dipped while the volume also decreased in the second quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Data from the PSA showed that the value of goods traded from April to June 2024 posted a double-digit drop of 14.9 percent to...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann hopes the country’s successful campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics would create more awareness and support for less popular sports. Bachmann said Carlos Yulo’s double gold-medal victory in men’s artistic gymnastics and the bronze...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be hiring more port police officers in a bid to secure all ports amid the ongoing expansion across the country. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said they have already opened the application process for new port police officers, even assuring that all the...
The Philippine Stock Exchange has granted the request for voluntary trading suspension of SFA Semicon Philippines Corporation from today, August 22 until 9:00am of August 27, 2024 due to a planned tender offer and delisting. In a disclosure to the PSE, the firm said the requested suspension will...
National security advisors of the Philippines and the United States have discussed what they described as China’s deliberate collision with two Filipino vessels in the West Philippine Sea. National Security Advisor (NSA) Eduardo Año spoke by phone with his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan,...
Three-minute response time to all requests for police assistance, especially those channeled via the 911 emergency calls, or E911. Body cameras with artificial intelligence that can automatically access the database of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to check on the identity or...
Amid rising dengue cases nationwide, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, Aug. 21, announced that it has activated a comprehensive dengue outbreak response plan. (Philippine Red Cross / Manila Bulletin) As the major blood supplier in the country, the PRC said that the implementation...
Senator Raffy Tulfo was surprised to find out that some breathalyzers that cost P68,000 each were returned to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) after being discovered defective. Sen. Raffy Tulfo expresses his concern over the increasing incidence of drunk driving in the country. In a public...
