Balita.org: Your Premier Source for Comprehensive Philippines News and Insights! We bring you the latest news, stories, and updates on a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, economy, and more. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7.
PRESIDENTIAL Assistant on Strategic Communications Undersecretary Cesar Chavez was appointed acting secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and took his oath before President Marcos Jr. yesterday afternoon.
MANILA, Philippines — All is set for the 28th edition of the SGV Group Regional Retired Partners Golf Tournament on Oct. 18 at the Orchard Golf and Country Club.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 7:10 p.m.) — Alice Guo will finally face the Senate on Friday, September 6, months after the upper chamber issued an arrest warrant against her.
MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Immigration (BI) spokesperson Dana Sandoval admitted that the mood in the agency is somber following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s rebuke of the agency over the escape of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and her siblings.
MANILA, Philippines — A 64-year-old warden of the Davao penal colony who is set to retire in November virtually tagged former president Rodrigo Duterte as the mastermind in the alleged killing of three convicted Chinese drug traffickers in August 2016.
MANILA, Philippines — Unseated Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo has been arrested in Tangerang City, Jakarta, Indonesia, government authorities said on Wednesday.
Meralco [MER 402.80, down 1.3%; 65% avgVol] [link] subsidiary, Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), signed a deal to acquire an additional 5.8 billion shares of SP New Energy [SPNEC 1.29, up 1.6%; 265% avgVol] from Leandro Leviste’s Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings (SPPPH) for P7.5 billion (~P1.29/share). Once completed, the transaction will give MGen a 50.5% stake in SPNEC. This will allow MGen and MER to integrate SPNEC’s financial statements. This transaction will reduce SPPPH’s stake in SPNEC to 29.4%. SPNEC’s share price is up 25% over the past month and up 17% over the past week. Meralco [MER 402.80, down 1.3%; 65% avgVol] [link] subsidiary, Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), signed a deal to acquire an additional 5.8 billion shares of SP New Energy [SPNEC 1.29, up 1.6%; 265% avgVol] from Leandro Leviste’s Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings (SPPPH) for P7.5 billion (~P1.29/share).
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Policemen foiled on Tuesday, September 3, an attempt by a courier to deliver P340,000 worth of shabu to an interior barangay in Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur.