Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Raul Angelo Bongalon. (File photo courtesy of the House Press and Public Affairs Bureau) Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Jil Bongalon on Thursday called on the House Committees on Basic Education and Culture and Good Government and Public Accountability to investigate reports that private schools have been listing non-existent students since 2016 to…
The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported that the national government’s total revenue collections for 2024 reached P4.419 trillion, surpassing the target of P4.27 trillion. This figure represents 16.72% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), marking the highest revenue effort since 1997. According to the BTr, the exceptional revenue performance was largely driven by…
Department of Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla and Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO) president Kin Dong-cheol meet at the DOE’s main office in Taguig City on Tuesday (Feb. 25, 2025). Kim expressed KEPCO’s interest in exploring investments in clean and sustainable energy in the Philippines. (Photo from DOE Facebook page) Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO) is reinforcing…
PAGCOR chairman and chief executive officer Alejandro Tengco said privatizing casino operations will be a game-changer for the Philippine gaming sector. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) is embarking on a strategic shift to privatize its casino operations, a move seen as crucial in enhancing the local gaming industry’s competitiveness in the face of…
Websites remain a key way in 2025 for businesses and individuals to reach their audience online — and understanding website performance is critical for measuring success. To help the millions of individuals and businesses that use WordPress, Google provides a one-stop solution in Site Kit, a plugin that brings important insights from various Google tools…
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has called for a ban on the issuance of unsolicited pre-approved credit cards and stricter penalties for financial institutions that violate the regulation. Estrada, who recently filed Senate Bill No. 2952, also known as the Pre-Approved Credit Card Prohibition Act, highlighted that despite existing regulations set by the…
A police officer assigned to the Laguna Police Provincial Office is set to be dismissed after his involvement in an armed robbery in Taguig City in June 2024, according to the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). IAS chief Inspector General Brigido Dulay confirmed on Thursday that he has submitted a…
IRANDUBA, Brazil — Floating in the Rio Negro river in the Brazilian Amazon, Luiz Felipe, who has Down Syndrome, beams as he hugs a pink dolphin during a special therapy session. Luiz Felipe, 27, is one of several patients with disabilities who traveled from the nearby city of Manaus to take part in the alternative…
SYDNEY – Residents and tourists on an island off Australia’s northeast coast will begin evacuating to the mainland due to a threat posed by a cyclone. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), said today that, a tropical cyclone has reached category three strength and was continuing to move slowly in the Coral Sea, off the coast…
WASHINGTON D.C. – NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) scientists have officially ruled out the possibility of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032, with the latest analysis reducing the risk to just 0.001 percent after months of fluctuating predictions. The near-Earth asteroid, measuring between 40 and 90 meters (131 to 295 feet) wide,…