All enrolled college students both from public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) who have a passion for creating short films are encouraged to join the short filmmaking competition of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) in line with the Communications Month Celebration this October. In a Facebook post, the PCO said that interested student-filmmakers must…
House Ways and Means Committee chairman Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda is pushing for the renewal of the legislative franchise of the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) for another 25 years, to ensure the continuous and uninterrupted distribution of quality and reliable power supply and “in consideration of the nature of the vital service it provides.”
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to discuss priority policies and programs before economic managers and business leaders at the 10th Asian Conference in Singapore on September 13. Titled “A Conversation with the President of the Republic of the Philippines,” Marcos will headline the 30-minute talk, highlighting the government efforts in improving the lives…
To the officers and crew of the China Coast Guard’s Dongsha Ship and Sanmen Ship: On behalf of all those whose lives and safety were safeguarded by your actions, we extend our deepest and most sincere gratitude. When the Philippines requested on-site search and rescue support, you answered without hesitation – and under the unified…
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The Guinness World Records announced on November 28, 2024, during the conduct of the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week 2024 that the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its Kawayanihan partners have officially achieved the world record for the most people planting bamboos simultaneously (multiple venues). Guinness World…
PROJECT TURNOVER. Residents of Barangay Malitbog in Minalabac, Camarines Sur gather for a turnover ceremony of a sub-project that included a public address system, communication device, and sound system in this undated photo. The sub-project was a part of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program of the…
The Philippine government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have recently signed the JPY17.4-billion (US$130 million) Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 Rehabilitation Project (II) loan agreement. The aaccord was signed by Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno and JICA chief representative in the Philippines Sakamoto Takema at the DOF office in Manila. The rehabilitation includes provisions for capacity expansion including rolling…
The three-week annual “Balikatan” military exercise between Filipino and American troops officially opened on Monday, with 16,000 soldiers representing the “essence of unity, collective responsibility and enduring partnership between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America and other partners.” Speaking at the opening rites in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Armed Forces of the…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will push for a just, sustainable and affordable energy transition financing, deeper health cooperation, digitalization and innovation, and food security cooperation during his attendance next week to the 30th APEC Leaders’ Meeting in San Francisco, California, USA. During a pre-departure briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Charles Jose…
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the Manila-based Embassy of France to the Philippines which also covers Micronesia, have vowed to further strengthen their development commitment and cooperation on climate action. CCC Vice Chair and Executive Director (VCED) Robert E.A. Borje and French envoy to Manila, Ambassador Michele Boccoz have met recently and exchanged priorities and strategies for implementing local climate action. “We express our gratitude to the government of…
