PALACE URGES PINOYS TO AVOID HK AMID PROTESTS
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang advised Filipinos to avoid travelling to Hong Kong as the escalating protests cripple Hong Kong International Airport operations for a...
FORMER DENR SECRETARY GINA LOPEZ SUCCUMBS TO BRAIN CANCER
MANILA, Philippines – Philanthropist and former secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regina “Gina” Lopez died on Monday at the...
HOUSE MINORITY BLOC SUPPORTS INVESTIGATION ON ERROR-LADEN TEXTBOOKS FROM DEPED
Manila, Philippines – Errors here. Errors there. Errors everywhere.
After the Department of Education (DepEd) was called out by the Commission on Audit (COA) to...
4 MORE HOUSE DEPUTY SPEAKERS NAMED
MANILA, Philippines – Four new deputy speakers of the House of Representatives have been named, in line with the chamber’s ongoing re-organization.
Reps. Mujiv Hataman...
LAWMAKERS OPPOSE ANTI-SUBVERSION LAW REVIVAL
Another voice has been added to those proposing the return of the anti-subversion law: this time, it is Department of Interior and Local Government...
PRRD RECOGNIZES YOUTH ACTIVISM, SIGNS NAT’L STUDENTS’ DAY ACT
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act 11369 declaring November 17 of every year as National Students’ Day. The celebration recognizes student activism in...
POWER, SERVICE CHARGE, SPACE AGENCY LAWS SIGNED
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed four bills into law: two dealing with electricity rates and power supply, another about the distribution...
AUGUST: LOWEST OVERALL ELECTRICTY RATE FOR 2019 — MERALCO
The overall electricity rates for a typical household consuming 200 kWh decreased by P9.57 or P84 for the total bill. This is also the...
LANDBANK TO TRIPLE LOANS TO FARMERS, FISHERFOLK
MANILA, Philippines – Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) will increase their low-interest loans threefold. Next year, around Php30 billion in loans will be...
MARIKINA SHOE-TECH SCHOOL LAUDED AS GOOD ‘TATAK PINOY’ MODEL
MANILA, Philippines – When people think of shoes, there are only a handful of places one could go to for a high-quality, locally-made pair....
MERALCO RATES DOWN FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT MONTH
MANILA, Philippines – The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) announced today the fourth consecutive month of lower power rates, as overall electricity rates for a...
PARAÑAQUE LAUNCHES EXPRESS LANE OPERATION 2.0, SIMPLIFIES BUSINESS PERMIT PROCESS
MANILA, Philippines – With the launch of Express Lane Operation 2.0, Parañaque City has become the country’s first local government unit (LGU) that is...
SANDIGANBAYAN CLEARS MARCOSES; JUNKS PHP102-B FORFEITURE CASE
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan’s Second Division has junked the Php102 billion civil forfeiture case against late former President Ferdinand Marcos, former First Lady...
BILL PROPOSES INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has filed a bill that seeks to exempt public school teachers from paying income tax.
“By...
MAYOR ISKO GRANTS PHP20,000 TO POLICEMAN WHO CHASED SUSPECTED SNATCHER IN LAWTON
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno honored Patrolman Jonathan Stanley Dionisio by rewarding him Php20,000 on Monday at the Manila City Hall. The policeman went viral...
DUTERTE APPROVES PROPOSAL FOR 2020 NAT’L BUDGET
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo R. Duterte has approved the proposal for the 2020 national budget worth Php4.1 trillion.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo confirmed the...
ILOILO-GUIMARAS TRAGEDY: DEATH TOLL COUNT REACHES 31
MANILA, Philippines – Thirty-one people have been confirmed dead after three boats capsized off Iloilo last weekend, with rescuers still searching for missing...
MERALCO TO INVEST IN 1,000MW GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS
Manila– Manila Electric Co. (MERALCO) announced yesterday a significant expansion of its plans to invest in renewable energy projects in the coming years.
“As we...
