Category: National

U.S. gov’t donates Php11.6-M equipment to boost Cagayan’s disaster response

ON September 9 and 10, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), handed over a mobile storage unit and mobile energy systems worth more than Php11.6 million ($208,000) to boost Cagayan province’s disaster risk reduction capacity. USAID Mission Director Ryan Washburn handed over a mobile storage unit that can store… Read More U.S. gov’t donates Php11.6-M equipment to boost Cagayan’s disaster response

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U.S. Embassy to launch new visa application center, additional consular information services

MANILA, September 6, 2024—The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines will open a new Visa Application Center (VAC), launch an updated visa appointment system, and expand call center services to U.S. citizens in the Philippines starting on September 28. The new VAC will be located at Parqal Building 8, Level 3, Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Barangay Tambo,… Read More U.S. Embassy to launch new visa application center, additional consular information services

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SEC grants incentive for corporations to comply with reportorial requirements

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rolled out an incentive program that allows corporations, which have failed to submit their annual reports on time, to restore their good standing. Following the success of the amnesty program it implemented last year, the Commission on August 30 issued SEC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 13, Series of… Read More SEC grants incentive for corporations to comply with reportorial requirements

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PH, US military officials inspect Basa Air Base

By Priam Nepomuceno | August 29, 2024 MANILA – Filipino and American military officials on Wednesday visited Base Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga – one of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites – to inspect upgrades done in the facility. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. and Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)… Read More PH, US military officials inspect Basa Air Base

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PH fleet on 3-day naval exercise off Subic Bay

By Priam Nepomuceno | August 29, 2024 MANILA – Major naval and air assets of the Philippine fleet (PF) are carrying out a unilateral naval exercise, focusing on in-depth naval warfare operations, in the waters southwest of Subic Bay, Zambales from Aug. 27 to 30. PF public office chief Lt. Giovanni Badidles said the exercise would… Read More PH fleet on 3-day naval exercise off Subic Bay

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Riders express support, bring ‘care packs’ for WPS defenders

By Priam Nepomuceno | August 26, 2024 MANILA – Some 500 motorcycle riders on Sunday showed their support for military personnel tasked to defend the West Philippine Sea (WPS) through a “ride for a cause”. The riders motored their way from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City to Naval… Read More Riders express support, bring ‘care packs’ for WPS defenders

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Comelec’s Register Anywhere Program until Aug. 31 only

By Ferdinand Patinio | August 25, 2024 MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday reminded the public to take advantage of the Register Anywhere Program (RAP) set up in private establishments and government offices across the country until Aug. 31.  In a social media post, the poll body said qualified Filipinos who would like… Read More Comelec’s Register Anywhere Program until Aug. 31 only

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United States, Philippines host workshop to strengthen youth volunteerism

MANILA | August 23, 2024—From August 19 to 21, the United States Peace Corps and the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) hosted the second “Youth Volunteerism Workshop” in Subic, Zambales, bringing together over a hundred Peace Corps Volunteers and their Filipino counterparts to promote active youth participation in community development. Funded by the… Read More United States, Philippines host workshop to strengthen youth volunteerism

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Foreign investment pledges more than tripled in Q2 2024

By Anna Leah Gonzales | August 15, 2024 MANILA – Total foreign investment (FI) pledges approved in the second quarter of the year more than tripled to PHP189.50 billion from PHP59.09 billion in the same period in 2023. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday showed that these investment pledges were from six Investment… Read More Foreign investment pledges more than tripled in Q2 2024

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Congressional honor given to Carlos Yulo for winning 2 Olympic golds

By Filane Mikee Cervantes | PNA MANILA – The House of Representatives has conferred the Congressional Medal of Excellence to gymnast Carlos Yulo for bagging two gold medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics. During the plenary session on Wednesday, the chamber adopted House Resolution 1864, which confers the congressional award to Yulo for being the first… Read More Congressional honor given to Carlos Yulo for winning 2 Olympic golds

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