Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh leading a high-level Vietnamese delegation to attend the upcoming 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings continues to affirm Vietnam’s proactive, positive, and effective contributions to the regional development processe…
Day: September 3, 2023
DICT inks P5.6-B int’l gateway investment with Japan
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy has reported that Japan’s telecom giant IPS Inc. has earmarked an additional USD100 million (PHP5.6 billion) in new investments into the Philippines for 2023 to 2024…
Gov’t sees PH as ASEAN’s No.1 creative economy by 2030
The government is resolved to make the Philippines the No. 1 creative economy in ASEAN by 2030, a lawmaker said on Sunday. “The goal is for the Philippines to be the number one creative economy in ASEAN by 2030. It’s now 2023, so we have seven years t…
OECD sees PH economy growing by 5.6% in 2023
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forecasts the Philippine economy to grow by 5.6 percent this year. “A key growth driver in the second half of 2023 will be a strong rebound in government spending, from its 7.1 percent c…
Over 1K Ilocos residents remain isolated due to non-stop rains
Over a thousand residents living in Barangay Nalasin and Sitio Lipay in the mountainous town of Solsona in Ilocos Norte have been isolated for almost a week now as rains brought by the southwest monsoon that is intensified by Typhoon Hanna continued t…
Tiger Spikers secure V-League Collegiate Challenge semis seat
University of Santo Tomas hung tough in the fourth set to beat Far Eastern University and secure a semifinal berth in the 2023 Men’s V-League Collegiate Challenge at Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday. Outside hitter Josh Ybañez sizzled with 33 points — 2…
Typhoon Hanna to leave PAR late Sunday or early Monday
Typhoon Hanna (international name: Haikui) may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) late Sunday night or early Monday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 5 p.m. bu…
LGUs, market execs to help DTI, DA impose rice price cap
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) together with Metro Manila mayors and administrators of public and private markets will assist the Departments of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Agriculture (DA) to ensure the enforcement of the…