Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The government, through the Department of Transportation (DOTr), will purchase passive body scanners and body-worn cameras to the tune of P1.25 billion this year in...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay on Friday, Feb. 23, urged the national government to provide greater support for irrigation to ensure food security and to assist local farmers. Binay underscored the need for more government support as a significant portion of...
Big banks’ reserve requirements ratio (RRR) could eventually drop to zero percent by 2028 or the end of the central bank governor’s term, according to Security Bank Corp. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Feb. 26, Security Bank chief economist Angelo Taningco said he expects the Bangko...
Although the Philippine economy is considered relatively insulated from the potential trade war, Security Bank Corp. chief economist Angelo Taningco cautioned that the country is not entirely immune, identifying the trade war's prospects as the gravest threat. Despite expecting less impact compared...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, together with Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., leads the sale of NFA rice at P1,650 per sack, equivalent to P33 per kilogram, under the Food Security Emergency Program of the National Government. (Santi San Juan) The San Juan City...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), has formalized a partnership with the National Security Council (NSC) to initiate an assessment of national security threats within the country’s construction projects. DTI Secretary...
The top security strategists of the Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely together to address “destabilizing actions” in the South and East China Seas. This, as National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año spoke over the phone with newly designated Japanese National Security...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) welcomed a recent report saying that no journalists were killed in the Philippines last year, saying this was a significant step in their efforts to ensure the safety of media workers. File photo The PTFOMS said this after a Committee to...
The Social Security System (SSS) is eyeing to lower loan interest rates while expanding its coverage among self-employed workers this year. According to an SSS statement released on Feb. 15, the state-run pension fund for private sector employees has listed in its 2025 pipeline of upcoming...
CEBU CITY – An owner of a security agency was found guilty of estafa after failing to remit the Social Security System (SSS) contributions of one of her former workers. The Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 1 in Mandaue City, Cebu found Arne Sarsalejo, owner of Sarsalejo Security...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met for the first time on Friday, Feb. 14, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where they discussed the South China Sea issue and the two countries’ economic cooperation....
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on Tuesday, Feb. 11, promised to support the Philippines’ food security by supplying rice and other food products. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. welcomes Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei...
