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BY Eric Tucker, Associated Press Two Russian intelligence agents and two hackers have been charged in a devastating breach at Yahoo that affected at least a half billion user accounts, the Justice Department said Wednesday in bringing the first case of its kind against Russian Read more…
Even in the land of the “Punisher,” Commissioner of Internal Revenue Caesar R. Dulay had to plead to the President’s supporters to rally behind the 2017 campaign of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to collect P1.829 trillion in taxes to fund the various programs Read more…
Citing the danger of living along the West Valley Fault, the city government of Makati on Wednesday urged residents in the danger zones to relocate immediately. Makati Mayor Abby Binay conducted a dialog with residents of Barangay Rizal to raise awareness about the West Valley Read more…
Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, along with other lawmakers, who voted against the re-imposition of death penalty was ousted by the House on Wednesday night. But despite her removal as Deputy Speaker, Arroyo vowed to continue to support President Rodrigo Duterte and the leadership of Read more…
The Philippine Senate on Tuesday unanimously concurred in the President’s accession to the Paris Agreement. Twenty-two senators voted to approve the resolution seeking the Senate’s concurrence in the Paris Agreement. Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, sponsored the Committee Report Read more…
Retired Senior Police Officer 3 (SPO3) Arturo Lascanas, a self-confessed member of the Davao Death Squad (DDS), on Monday vowed to come out with more explosive revelations soon. According to Lascanas, what he had already disclosed to the public about the killings carried out by Read more…
Malacañang on Monday maintained that it has nothing to do with the reorganization in the Senate where Liberal Party senators were stripped of their key positions. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said President Rodrigo Duterte has nothing to do with the reshuffle in the Read more…
Sen. Leila M. de Lima wants Supreme Court (SC) to immediately set aside the warrant of arrest and commitment order issued against her in connection with a criminal case for drug trading. By way of urgent relief, the Senator asked the High Court to immediately Read more…
Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has reported that financial institutions have ramped up their investments on security for information technology (IT) amid growing risks of cybercrime. Security investment has been a high priority for banks and other financial institutions as they experience cyberattacks on their Read more…
MANILA, Philippines – The country’s stellar growth this year has led to global economic development institutions becoming more optimistic about its growth in the next few years. The World Bank became the latest to upgrade its forecast of Philippine economic growth, increasing its Read more…
Renewable Energy (RE) Company Emerging Power, Inc. is partnering with California- based Tech firm Amber Kinetics for the use of Flywheel Battery Storage Technology in its 150 Megawatt (MW) Solar and Wind power project in Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. (SBMA). EPI is the first Read more…
IN a bid to provide quality services to its clientele and to make the state-run lottery more transparent and credible, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) now adheres to international standards. The agency successfully passed all the necessary requirements to secure a certification Read more…
The Alsons Power Group’s Sarangani Energy Corporation (SEC) received bids from two prospective contractors for the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) of the 105 MW second section of SEC’s 210 MW Sarangani Energy baseload coal -fired power plant in Maasim, Sarangani Province. Alsons Read more…
The Philippines is now the “it” country for investments in Asia. After becoming the second fastest growing economy in the world next only to economic giant China, all eyes are now on the Philippines as an investment haven. With the unfavorable interest rate now Read more…
The appeal has been launched and please allow me to thank the Senator, as well as the French actress Marion Cotillard, for reading it. We are here together, political leaders, representatives of major NGOs, academics, cultural figures, to convince the world to mobilize the Read more…
Despite the slump in global oil prices, the Philippines’ leading oil refining and marketing company Petron Corporation reported a consolidated net income of P6.3 billion in 2015, more than double the previous year’s earnings of P3 billion. According to Petron, the increase was driven by Read more…
President Benigno Aquino 3rd and visiting French President Francois Hollande called on the rest of the world to act on climate change as they launched the Manila Call to Action on Climate Change following their bilateral meeting in Malacañang. “Our Manila Call to Read more…
Senator Loren Legarda is confident that the Philippines can lead the fight to address climate crisis. The lady senator issued the statement as new climate leaders emerged from the three-day training organized by The Climate Reality Project, led by its founder former US Read more…