The death toll from a strong earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,497 people, according to the country’s Interior Ministry on Monday. In a statement, the ministry said 2,476 other people were injured in the magnitude-7 earthquake that jolted the Nort…
The Department of Trade and Industry-Bicol (DTI-5) has profiled 578 rice retailers affected by Executive Order (EO) No. 39 which mandates price ceilings in markets and grocery stores. On Monday, DTI-Bicol Regional Director Dindo Nabol said that based…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. aims to raise the country’s ranking in the Global Innovation Index (GII) report of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by the end of his term in 2028. ‘We believe that by addressing gaps and challenge…
The Department of Finance’s (DOF) proposal to reduce the 35-percent rice import tariff rates could bring down the price of imported rice by as much as PHP6 per kilo, a lawmaker said on Monday. Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda said the temporary r…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday made a vow to his father, the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. that he would continue what he started for the nation. ‘Your legacy lives on, and for as long as I’m here, I will use everything I…
With the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that recently killed over 2,000 people in Morocco, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday advised the public to be prepared for strong earthquakes. In a public briefing, Phivolcs …
