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At a Glance Marcos thought the event would result in wider exposure for the country in line with the administration’s effort to attract more foreign investors. Singapore will host this year’s global conference, and the visiting Forbes executives invited President Marcos to participate in a fireside chat during the meeting. …

BROTHERS-IN-ARMS. Japanese coast guard Captain Toru Imai (left), commanding officer of Japanese ship Akitsushima; Philippine coast guard Captain Antonio Sontillanosa (center), commanding officer of Philippine ship Melchora Aquino, and Captain Brian Krautler (right), commanding officer of US coast guard ship Stratton, link arms during the arrival ceremony at the international …

PBBM says sovereign fund design must support critical infra projects INVESTMENT PARTNER. Japan Bank International Corporation (JBIC) chairman Tadashi Maeda congratulates President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the passage of the Maharlika sovereign fund during a courtesy call at the Palace on Wednesday.  The Palace will now look at the structure …

State seismologists on Friday evening, June 2, said there is an ongoing low-level activity in Taal Volcano. Taal Volcano (PNA File Photo) In an advisory issued Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a relatively “weak but continuous” volcanic tremor has been recorded by at least fifteen …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the geological mapping of all agricultural lands in the country to establish soil maps for specific agricultural products that will help improve farmers’ products. President Marcos said the government is already using geo mapping in resolving titling issues to boost agricultural production and increase …

The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) on Friday, June 2, kicked off the opening of the National ICT (NICT) Month with the launch of the eGov Super App.  The 2023 National ICT Kick-off with the launch of the eGov Super App (Photo credit to DITC)  With the theme …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the Tarlac- Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) extension project, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan announced Friday. Marcos, who heads the NEDA board, greenlit the project in a meeting with Balisacan and its other members in Malacañang. At a Palace press …

Party-list group Bayan Muna on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to partially reconsider its December 2021 decision which barred water consumers from demanding a refund for the income tax collected from them by Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Company, Inc. This was despite an SC ruling that the …

Fending off a default, the U.S. Senate has given final approval to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline.   Deal shelves volatile …

Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the killing of radio broadcaster Cresenciano Bunduquin in Oriental Mindoro last Wednesday, May 31. “We’re asking the NBI to look into it, this killing, because we want to know the motives,” Remulla said in a press conference …