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MANILA, Philippines — Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) together with the three alumni networks of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos spearheaded and organized a multisectoral outreach program on Pag-asa Island in the municipality of Kalayaan in Palawan on April 20.
MANILA: Manila summoned a senior Chinese envoy on Thursday to protest a water cannon incident that damaged two Philippine vessels during a patrol in the South China Sea. A coast guard vessel and another government boat were damaged in the April 30 incident near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, according to the Philippines' foreign ministry.Manila and Beijing have a long history of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and the neighbours have been involved in several maritime incidents in recent months as they assert their rival claims in the strategic waterway.
NEW DELHI: The Philippines reported that the China Coast Guard used water cannons against two Philippine vessels during a patrol near a reef off the Southeast Asian nation on Tuesday, causing damage to one of the ships. The incident occurred near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, a potential flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea, as the vessels were on a mission to resupply Filipino fishermen.
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri today expressed confidence that the Senate will see the passage of at least 20 priority bills listed under the Common Legislative Agenda of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (CLA-LEDAC) before the 2nd Regular Session of the 19th Congress ends before June.
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Sunday that the upper chamber is aiming to pass at least 20 priority bills of the Marcos administration, including the proposed Mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) measure, before the second regular session of the 19th Congress ends next month.
(UPDATE) A TOTAL of 6,680 of the 17,010 examinees passed this year's Civil Engineering Licensure Examinations (CELE), according to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). This year's CELE was held last April 20 and 21 in testing centers in Metro Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calapan, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga. De La Salle University (DLSU) in Manila was the top performing university with 84 out of 93 examinees passing the exams. «The results of examination with respect to twenty (20) examinees were withheld pending final determination of their liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examinations,» the PRC said in a statement.
In observance of Fire Prevention Month, the Malasakit Team of Senator Christopher "Bong" Go delivered immediate relief to fire victims in Barangays Cawag and Del Monte in Island Garden City of Samal on Monday, March 25.
MANILA: Thousands of Filipino and American troops will kick off joint military exercises in the Philippines on Monday, as Beijing's growing assertiveness in the region raises fears of a conflict.The annual drills -- dubbed Balikatan, or "shoulder to shoulder" in Tagalog -- will be concentrated in the northern and western parts of the archipelago nation, near the potential flashpoints of the South China Sea and Taiwan.