More former top-ranking cadres of the New People’s Army (NPA) have exposed the lies and deceit committed by the communist terrorist group (CTG) in their “tell-all” to the public during a virtual press briefing on Tuesday. Roberto Rosete Jr., alias Ka Bobby, who spent 32 years of his life in the communist movement, eventually becoming the commanding officer of the Pulang Bagani Command 3, said the claim of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) – NPA of winning the war against the government is a lie, realizing that there is no chance of winning its revolutionary war. “I became
Strong demand for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposit facility (TDF) resulted in the rise of its interest rates on Wednesday. Data released by the central bank showed that the weighted average rate of the seven-day facility, which is among the BSP’s tools used to mop up excess liquidity in the economy, rose to 1.7143 percent from 1.7121 percent during the auction last Sept. 1. The rate of the 14-day TDF also jumped to 1.7517 percent from week-ago’s 1.7381 percent. The BSP hiked the offer volume for the one-week facility by PHP10 billion to PHP160 billion but slashed
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to conduct the initial part of its internet voting test run this weekend. In an advisory on Wednesday, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the activity is scheduled to begin on Saturday (Sept. 11) at 8 a.m. (Manila time) and will run until Monday (Sept. 13) at 8 a.m. He added that the voting list would be posted on the official Facebook page of the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) showing the last names, first names, and middle initial. For her part, Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, commissioner-in-charge for overseas voting, said she will ask Congress
Weather disturbance “Jolina” further weakened into a tropical storm category as it heads towards Bataan, the weather bureau said in its 5 p.m. bulletin on Wednesday. “Jolina” now packs maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 115 kph. It was last seen over the Manila Bay, or 135 km south of Sangley Point, Cavite. Heavy to intense rains were forecast to continue over Bataan, Cavite, Occidental Mindoro, and Oriental Mindoro. Likewise, moderate to heavy, with at times intense rains will prevail over the rest of Central Luzon and Calabarzon. Light to
An education official on Wednesday said the enrollment trend for the academic year 2021 to 2022 shows a‘ sustained increase’ a few days before the opening of classes on Sept. 13. Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan, in a message to reporters, said the increase in the number of learners enrolled is seen daily despite the considered lag in reporting of the schools per region. To date, about 20,098,808 learners have enrolled in public and private schools nationwide for the upcoming school year. Based on the latest data from DepEd’s Learner Information System Quick Count, the department said 15,541,481
The replication of the Regional Geographic Information Network (RGIN) Geoportal Project in pilot Regions 1, 6, 8, 9, 12, and 13 will help improve research and development and craft evidence-based policies in the country, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a speech during the virtual launch of the Geoportal Innovation Hub Replication Project Wednesday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua highlighted the importance of digital transformation within the government to strengthen policymaking and improve public service delivery. “We believe that the use of new technology, such as the RGIN Geoportal, is the way forward in improving our
