The Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Paheredar The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) welcomed the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship, Samudra Paheredar, which arrived in Manila on Monday, March 25, 2024, for a three-day port visit at Pier 15, South Harbor. The Indian Coast Guard Ship personnel India External...
Group picture with the children, the Embassy family and sponsors On March 27, 2024, the Embassy of Malaysia hosted 43 orphans from the Dar Amanah Foundation, Cavite for an iftar at Rumah Malaysia. The girls and boys, aged from 6 to 23, as well as 12 staff members including School Director Tahani...
The Department of Finance (DOF), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the European Union (EU), and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group launched a disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) program on Friday to enhance local government units (LGUs)...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Last Monday, March 25, 2024, was the launching of the PeerLinc Knowledge Hub, (Peer-to-peer Learning for Innovative Cures for TB), a project of the TB Alliance which has identified the Tropical Disease Foundation (TDF) to host the project in the Philippines. Attending as...
REFLECTIONS TODAY John dramatizes the encounter between the risen Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Even though Jesus stands plainly in sight, Mary does not recognize him. He asks her, “Whom are you looking for?” (v 15) — a question that probes discipleship (Jn 1:38- 39, where the early disciples...
The Marcos administration’s budget deficit expanded by half in February due to higher public spending and the slower growth in non-tax revenues, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government's fiscal gap amounted to P164.7 billion last month, up 55 percent compared to the...
Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday, April 1 expressed opposition to any move by the Philippines in its maritime conflict with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that will endanger the Filipino people. "There is no shame in pursuing peace. Whatever action that may put any Filipino in danger is a gross...
The government increased the size of its offering for one-year Treasury bills (T-bills) to P7 billion, raising a total of P17 billion at Monday's auction on April 1. The amount awarded was bigger than the initial P15 billion offering as the Bureau of the Treasury decided to accept the...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) swiftly addressed the social media post surrounding the purported Disneyland theme park in New Clark City. Setting the record straight after a wave of inquiries flooded in on Monday, April 1, the BCDA clarified that the Facebook post of a...
Renewable energy (RE) developments in the Alabat Wind Power Project are in full swing, as the Alabat Wind Power Corp. (AWPC) signed an interconnection agreement with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The agreement between the grid firm and the subsidiary of Alternergy...
Consumers will have diverging fate at petroleum pumps this week, as those using diesel will be cheered with price rollback, while those filling up their vehicles with gasoline products will bear added financial pain in their pockets. Based on the advisories of the oil companies, the price of...
K-pop boy band NCT Dream, BTS’ J-Hope, The Boyz, ILLIT and NCT Wish grabbed the first five places on the monthly physical album chart for March in South Korea. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the album rankings for March based on its proprietary physical record index, which combines album...
