The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said alignment routes for the P135-billion Mass Transit Loop System are now being finalized. DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya said the agency is looking at two options – either the system would pass through the 26th St. or the 32nd St. inside Bonifacio Global…

The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the decision to bar three mining firms from operating in the Philippines for violating the 60-40 ownership limit dictated by the law. The high tribunal’s Third Division ruled that Narra Nickel Mining and Development Corp., Tesoro Mining and Development Inc., and McArthur Mining Inc.…

President Benigno Aquino III signed last June 20 a law requiring mobile service providers to send warnings of impending calamities to consumers free of charge. Republic Act No. 10639 or The “Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act” was enacted into law last week. The law gives mandate to mobile phone service…

Doing research will now be easier for thousands of students in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as the government provides Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station (STARBOOKS to a number of schools in the region, a report on the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) website…

The National Power Corporation (Napocor) recently filed a petition with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) that seeks to ramp up its power rates to recover P7.3 billion in costs. The rate hikes will affect consumers in the Small Power Utilities Group areas and nationwide power consumers under the universal charge…

The Philippines urged the United Nations Security Council to address emerging trends and issues in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations, including pandemics and diseases, environmental impact and resource support issues, arguing strongly that the international community must be forward-looking and strategic in its approach. At the open debate on new…

Natural disaster mitigation will receive an “unprecedented” increase in funding in next year’s budget to facilitate measures to help the country cope with the effects of global warming, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio Abad told Inquirer.net on Monday. Abad, however, refused to give further details. According to…

  ASIS International – Philippines Chapter invites members and industry colleagues to attend its 6th Monthly Chapter Meeting and lecture series at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25. The event will be held at the Condotti Function Room of Best Western Plus Antel Hotel in Makati City. Assistant Regional Vice…