Category: General

MANILA: Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla said the Marcos administration was able to fast-track the completion of transmission line projects that will stabilize the power situation and reduce the electricity rates across the country. During the 2024 Post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Discussions in Pasay City Wednesday, Lotilla said the length of transmission lines following the completion of various projects in the past two years increased by 10 percent. Lotilla noted the 10-percent increase in the length of transmission lines between 2022 and 2024 is higher than the 8-percent increase from 2009 to 2022, or in the

MANILA: Senator Robin Padilla on Wednesday formally assumed his post as new president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), replacing Palawan 2nd District Rep. Jose Chavez Alvarez. Alvarez said the party is in good hands under Padilla who was has served as the party’s executive vice president and acting president. “As the new PDP president, Senator Padilla will continue to consolidate the party membership and prepare for the 2025 mid-term elections, which Rep. Alvarez started,” the PDP said in a statement, Padilla took his oath before PDP vice chairman Alfonso Cusi and auditor Senator Christopher “Bong” Go. In April, the

BACOLOD CITY: The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has endorsed to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) PHP8,000 in fake peso bills found in a public market here. A temporary certification issued by the BSP Bacolod Branch on July 22, declaring the bank notes counterfeit, was furnished by the city government to reporters on Wednesday. ‘The notes enumerated, which were submitted by Police Staff Sgt. John Mark Ardiente, investigator of Bacolod City Police Office – Police Station 6, for verification, are declared counterfeit,’ acting manager Abraham Serantes said. These included 16 pieces of 500-peso bills bearing only four similar serial

TACLOBAN CITY: The local government of Palompon, Leyte, has temporarily closed the picturesque Kalanggaman Island this week for the destination to recuperate from tourism activities. The temporary closure started on July 22 and will last until July 26, the Palompon local government said in its social media update posted on Wednesday. ‘The five-day activity is dedicated to the preservation and conservation of Kalanggaman Island’s pristine ecosystems. This initiative provides a crucial break from regular tourist activities, allowing the island’s natural environment to recover from the impacts of tourism,’ the local government said in its advisory. The ‘island holiday’ is aligned

KUALA LUMPUR, The six suspects arrested in connection with the missing JET-A1 kerosene fuel at the air base of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Air Wing Unit (PGU) have been released on police bail yesterday. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the police had also completed the investigation paper (IP) on the case, which was reported on July 15. “We (PDRM) are waiting for some reports from the bank before submitting the investigation paper to the Deputy Public Prosecutor,” he said when contacted by Bernama here today. Regarding the three policemen arrested in the case, Hussein said an