FACEBOOK.COM/SENATEPH THE PHILIPPINE Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading a priority bill that seeks to make internet access more affordable by promoting fair competition in the data transmission industry. With 17 yes votes, senators approved Senate Bill No. 2699 or the Konektadong Pinoy bill, which seeks to create a spectrum management policy […]
PHILIPPINE STAR/ BOY SANTOS A HOUSE of Representatives committee may take up bills providing media company ABS-CBN Corp. with a fresh 25-year franchise even if Congress is on break. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez on Wednesday issued a motion urging the House legislative franchises panel to still conduct hearings on bills seeking to […]
PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS A BILL seeking to address shortages in public school heads by mandating the Education department to fill all vacant principal positions within a year was filed at the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Filed by Deputy Minority Leader and Party-list Rep. France L. Castro, House Bill No. 11432 also mandates the […]
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reached 16% of its target 72 million ballots for the upcoming May 12 midterm elections, printing about 1.8 million ballots per day, its chief said on Wednesday. Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia said in a briefing in Manila that about 13 million ballots have already […]
THE PHILIPPINES’ Marc Pfister and Kathleen Dubberstein smashed Qatar’s Mabarka Al-Abdulla and Nasser Abdulrahman Alyafei, 11-3, on Wednesday to remain unscathed in the curling mixed doubles event of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China. The pair of Mr. Pfister, a Fil-Swede, and Ms. Dubberstein, a Fil-Am, bucked a slow start and climbed back […]
CREAMLINE COOL SMASHERS — FACEBOOK.COM/PREMIERVOLLEYBALLLEAGUE Games on Thursday(PhilSports Arena)4 p.m. – Creamline vs Chery Tiggo6:30 p.m. – Cignal vs Capital1 CREAMLINE aims to keep its record immaculate as it shoots for win No. 8 against an unpredictable Chery Tiggo on Thursday in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena. The Cool Smashers […]
The Bankers Institute of the Philippines, Inc. (BAIPHIL) will hold its 33rd National Convention at the Iloilo Convention Center (ICON), Mandurriao, Iloilo City on March 6 – 8, 2025. Following the theme, “Harmonizing Cultural Tradition and Technological Innovation Towards a Responsible Banking Legacy”, the Convention explores cutting-edge innovations in artificial intelligence, machine learning and other digital […]
photo by Edg Adrian A. Eva, BusinessWorld by Edg Adrian A. Eva, Reporter Bamboo, a known sustainable construction material, should be incorporated into the National Building Code (NBC) of the Philippines for mainstream use, a civil engineer and bamboo advocate said. Engr. Luis Felipe Lopez, general manager of BASE Foundation Inc., told BusinessWorld that the […]
KMC, together with A Child’s Dream Foundation, is pleased to announce, “Operation Golden Heart: A James Bond Benefit Concert,” set for Feb. 6, 2025, at 5 p.m., at SPACE on the 5th floor of One Ayala, Makati. This fund-raising concert offers the business community a meaningful opportunity to support a cause that is having a […]
REUTERS THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) outstanding debt hit P16.05 trillion at the end of 2024 amid higher debt issuances and a stronger dollar, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported on Tuesday. Data from the Treasury showed outstanding debt rose by 9.8% or P1.44 trillion from P14.62 trillion at the end of 2023. Month on […]