The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) today said its revenues hit a new record high of P112 billion in 2024, nearly 41% more than the P79 billion in the previous year, due to the sustained robust performance of the Electronic Games Sector. Net operating income was at P84.97 billion, or 51% higher than the…
With strong support from the Department of Health (DOH), the House of Representatives passed House Bill (HB) No. 11357 on second reading yesterday, 28 January 2024. This bill contains a series of proposed amendments to the almost six-year-old Republic Act No. 11223, also known as the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. A Legislative Executive Development…
MEMBERS of the House Quinta “Murang Pagkain” super committee on Tuesday decried the alleged lack of urgency on the part of concerned agencies, including the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and National Food Authority (NFA) to bring down rice prices. In the course of the fifth hearing of the mega…
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Medical Center inaugurated on Friday, January 24, a new halfway house for families and caregivers of patients at V. Luna Medical Center (VLMC) in Quezon City. The five-story watchers’ dormitory, which received P53.22 million in funding from PAGCOR, features 35…
M/V Lapu-Lapu docks alongside BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) during the rotation and resupply mission conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Friday (Jan. 24, 2025). The Philippine Coast Guard assisted the mission. (Photo courtesy of the AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Friday…
Tourism workers affected by natural calamities, disasters, and emergencies can now avail of financial and training assistance from the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). This, after Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian formally sealed the Memorandum on Agreement (MOA) on…
The House Committee on Legislative Franchises, chaired by Parañaque City Rep. Gus Tambunting, on Thursday resumed its motu proprio inquiry into the operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as it sought ways to bring down electricity prices. Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo pressed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and NGCP…
The Philippine Department of Health (DOH), under the leadership of Secretary of Health Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, has taken a historic step to strengthen bilateral health collaboration between the Philippines and Jamaica. In a landmark event, Secretary Herbosa and Jamaican Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Health…
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced a more borrower-friendly approach to the computation of penalties on delinquent loan accounts designed to provide greater flexibility for members. This policy shift aims to ease the financial burden on GSIS borrowers while encouraging prompt payments and the resolution of outstanding balances. Under the revised policy, penalties…
A 41-year-old man and his mother, who traveled from Masbate to Cebu City through RORO, were arrested after 2) packs of alleged shabu, each weighing more or less a kilogram, were discovered inside their vehicle during a routine narcotic K9 inspection by personnel of PDEA 7 Seaport Interdiction Unit Cebu, together with the Naval Forces…