Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) objected to the planned audit by the Department of Energy (DOE) and two other state-run companies – the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) and National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), stating...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has certified the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill as urgent. Senate Bill No. 2020 is currently under the period of interpellations at the Senate. The President’s certification was read out by Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. o...
Former Senator Rodolfo Biazon is currently in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is recovering from a “bad case of pneumonia.” Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri announced this at the start of the Senate plenary session on Wednesday, May 24. “If I may, may we also dedicate our...
Senators on Wednesday, May 24 expressed their disappointment after officials of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) confirmed earlier claims that most of its profits went to the pockets its stockholders. This was bared by NGCP Assistant Corporate Secretary Ronald Dylan Concepcion...
The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the appointments of 50 senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, concurrent CA chairman, formally announced their confirmation during the Commission’s plenary session held at the Senate...
A more enjoyable “finger-lickin’-good” experience awaits at the newly opened KFC Cayetano Blvd. branch in Taguig City. The free-standing drive-thru store is located at the APASI Corporate Center, Cayetano Blvd. (formerly Levi Mariano Ave.), Brgy. Ususan. It also has two stories of dining area...
The Philippines and the United Kingdom will launch this year a trading scheme that will cut costs for businesses, such as tariff, and reduce red tape in a bid to advance the trade relations between the two countries, British Ambassador to Manila Laure Beaufils announced on Tuesday, May 23. Beaufils'...
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino on Tuesday, May 23, said the potential defense agreement between the Philippine and Japanese governments may need the concurrence of the Senate. Tolentino, vice-chairman of the Senate committee on foreign relations, issued the statement as the two Asian...
Japanese firms urged the Philippine government to speed up the process of approving ecozone proclamation to be able to provide ready to occupy factory sites in light of the increasing number of Japanese firms expanding in the country. Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Tereso O. Panga, who...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is confirming reports that Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Radullan Sahiron alias "Commander Putol" has died in Sulu, a ranking military officer disclosed Tuesday, May 23. (Radullan Sahiron alias Commander Putol / Photo courtesy of US Federal Bureau of...
The powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, May 23, confirmed the appointments of 50 ranking officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senate President and Commission on Appointments (CA) Chairperson Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri leads the CA in confirming the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, May 22 called on his colleagues in the Senate to give their “unwavering support” to the full development of the Pag-asa Island. In a privilege speech at the Senate, Estrada recalled his visit to the island last May 18, where he observed the current...
