Intercontinental Broadcasting News Today

(UPDATE) AFTER 22 years and 28 management teams, 145 employees of the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp. (IBC-13) finally received their retirement pay from the state-run media corporation, Malacañang said Saturday.

MANILA, Philippines: A total of 145 employees of the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp. (IBC-13) finally received their retirement pay, over two decades after they left the state-run media corporation, Malacañang said Saturday.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has removed the wife of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Home Development Fund (Pag-Ibig).

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific said it could pivot back to profitability in the first quarter as it expects to restore 100 percent pre-pandemic capacity by March. “By first quarter, we aim and we hope to be profitable. We are looking at the first quarter to be profitable,” said Cebu Air…

The fate of the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp. is bleak as the government-owned network may close down by January 2023 should Congress fail to provide it funding.

Former Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) administrator Mel Robles has been designated by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. as general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). PCSO / MANILA BULLETIN Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced the designation of

Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has named Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire as the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Department of Health (DOH) and nominated former Light Rail Transit Authority administrator Mel Robles as general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles made the announcement in a press briefing held Thursday. "Ngayong araw po ay itini...

THE Cabinet-level Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has flagged the “low utilization rate” of its online registration and incentives application portal for investors or enterprises, as well as limited awareness on the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) law among stakeholders. As of February 14, only 45 accounts…

The House Committee on Legislative Franchises on Tuesday approved the bill renewing for another 25 years the legislative franchise of the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp. (IBC), a state-owned television network under the Presidential Communications Operations Office. Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, principal author and sponsor of House Bill 5404, said the…

PCOO Undersecretary Kris Ablan initially hesitated to disclose the contract of service employees’ addresses, but eventually agreed that these are public records. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar says they will submit a draft bill banning troll farms.