Supreme Court Halts Meralco Rate Increase Issues TRO

The Philippines highest court, the Supreme Court en banc issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) on the Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) P4.15 per kilowatt hour rate increase. According to PhilStar.com, the Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te said that the Supreme Court has set the oral arguments on January 21 to discuss the staggered rate … Read more

Civil Service Commission Received Governance Trailblazer Award

The Civil Service Commission announced on Friday, December 20, 2013 through a personal correspondents sent to PhilNews.Ph that the Civil Service Commission shines bright in the governance pathway. The CSC received received its Third Governance Trailblazer Award for its exceptional performance towards good governance through the Performance Governance System (PGS). Here’s the Official Correspondent from … Read more

Pagcor’s Photo Contest 2014 Opens for Mobile Users

In celebrating their 2nd National Photography for the year 2014, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) implemented a photo contest which will be open for professional and amateur photographers and even for mobile users who loves to capture unique photos can also be qualified in the said competition. The theme for the National Photography … Read more

Christmas Holiday 2013 Banking Hours Schedule

Various banks in the Philippines have already released the complete schedule of the upcoming Christmas Holiday Season for 2013. Multinational banks released their banking schedules on Sunday, December 22, 2013. Banco de Oro (BDO) stated that they will have shortened hours for selected regular and mall branches on December 24, 30 and 31, 2013. All … Read more

Mar Roxas Explains Lack of CCTV on NAIA Viral Video

Netizens were outraged with the recent incident that happened at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Friday, December 20, 2013 involving a local officials who were victimized by riding in tandem. Watch the video of Mar Roxas: Due to the lack of security cameras in NAIA Terminal 3, the identities of the … Read more

Mall Hours Schedules for Christmas Holidays December 2013

Various super malls and malls in Metro Manila have already released their mall hour schedule for the Holiday Season. Some of the malls will be open for extended hours to accommodate last-minute shoppers during the Christmas season. Some of Metro Manila’s major malls will be open for limited hours on December 25 Christmas Day and … Read more

SSS Released P11.02 Billion 13th-Month Bonus of Retirees

The Social Security System (SSS) of the Philippines announced on Friday, December 20, 2013 that it has released P11.02 billion covering the 13-month bonuses and pensions of nearly two million retirees for December 2013. According to SSS the amount released by the agency represent an increase of seven percent from the P10.27 billion released by … Read more

Netizens Blasted NAIA’s Lack of CCTV Cameras

Filipino netizens aired their sentiments through various social networking sites in the inadequate security at the Ninoy Aquino Internation Airport (NAIA) right after an incident that took place on Friday, December 20, 2013. Related Article: Mar Roxas Explains Lack of CCTV at NAIA (Video) NAIA Footage (Photo: GMA News) Social media outlet such as Twitter … Read more

Philippines’ Winter Solstice Longest Night on December 21, 2013

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced that the Philippines will experience longest night and the shortest day, today, December 21, 2013 due to the winter solstice. PAGASA announced earlier that the sun is expected to set in the Manila Bay at 5:32 PM and rise again the next day of 6:17 … Read more