BFP gets P2.88 billion to boost emergency response
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management has released P2.88 billion to strengthen and modernize the government’s emergency response to fires.
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‘I was replaced because I was not following instructions’
MANILA, Philippines — While he may not have crossed the “powers that lead,” his not following instructions eventually did him in, a “heartbroken” Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri admitted yesterday, explaining his decision to resign as Senate president to preempt a move by a majority of his colleagues to oust him.
Pañales advances, Almanza out of Road to UFC
MANILA, Philippines – When John Dave Almanza noted that what Filipino mixed martial arts fighters needed was high level exposure to bouts and top facilities, he was prescient.
PVL coach Jerry Yee transfers from Farm Fresh to Strong Group
MANILA, Philippines – Multi-titled high school and college coach Jerry Yee is well known from making something out of nothing.
Iran President Raisi's helicopter found, 'no sign of life'
TEHRAN, Iran — Rescue teams in northwest Iran early Monday located the missing helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi but no signs of life had been detected so far, state TV reported.
Alternergy conducts first public Q&A since IPO
Alternergy [ALTER 0.70 ?1.4%; 159% avgVol] presented its Q1 results on Wednesday as part of the PSE’s STAR Investor Day event, and MB was there to document its first public Q&A with institutional and retail investors since its IPO over a year ago. For me, the most interesting component of any STAR presentation is the Q&A, because it’s where we get the chance to hear the management team talk outside of the cold forensics of the financial statements to address the hope, fear, optimism, and pessimism of the average investor. > On enhancing shareholder value: The ALTER team said that its focus is on controlling what it can control and that as a developer, it does everything that it can to complete projects “within the timeline and committed budget”, increase its pipeline, and build good relationships with stakeholders. > On its growth strategy: ALTER said that its “DNA is a developer”, and therefore its “preference is brownfield development” as opposed to acquisitions.
Pope appoints Tagle as special envoy to US Eucharistic Congress
MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to be his special envoy to the National Eucharistic Congress in the United States to be held from July 17 to 21.