MANILA: Local shares declined on Tuesday amid reports that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will have fewer interest rate cuts this year, while the peso closed almost flat against the dollar.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined b…
MANILA: The share of the tourism sector to the country’s economy reached more than 8 percent last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.
Data released by the PSA on Tuesday showed that based on the Philippine Tourism Satellite Account,…
MANILA: Two outer lanes of Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City will close starting June 29 to give way for the construction of the Tandang Sora Station of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Tuesday.
In a t…
MANILA: Boston is back at the National Basketball Association (NBA) zenith after clinching their 18th championship in the league by pipping Dallas, 106-88, in Game 5 of their championship series on Tuesday (Philippine time) at the TD Garden in Boston….
CEBU CITY: Regional anti-narcotics police arrested an electronic (e)-bike driver and seized a total of PHP2.04 million worth of suspected shabu in a sting operation Monday evening.
The police identified the suspect as alias Demot, a 33-year-old resid…
MANILA: Police authorities on Tuesday arrested two suspects in the kidnapping of a Chinese national in Taguig City.
In a report, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said members of the Philippine Natio…
MANILA: Government agencies on Tuesday signed and launched the implementing guidelines of Executive Order 59 that will streamline the permitting process for the country’s Infrastructure Flagship Projects (IFPs).
The guidelines were signed by National…
MANILA: Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday urged the National Food Authority (NFA) to collaborate with local government units (LGUs) in identifying vulnerable areas affected by the El Niño.
In a news release, Binay said a vulnerability map would enable t…
MANILA: A House leader on Tuesday filed a resolution seeking a congressional inquiry into the issuance of special resident visas and the delayed registration of births as possible avenues enabling the influx of Chinese nationals in the Philippines.
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MANILA: The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) should “lead the fight” against text scammers by being more proactive, Senator Grace Poe said on Tuesday.
In a statement, Poe urged the NTC to devise ‘effective mechanisms’ to address users’ co…
ILOILO CITY: The government’s sentineling program is raising the confidence of farmers to return to the swine industry after the African swine fever (ASF) infestation, a Department of Agriculture (DA) official said Tuesday.
‘This is the time when we …
MANILA: Senator Robinhood Padilla on Tuesday filed a resolution seeking to determine if there was a violation of human rights during the recent police operation at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City.
Senate Resolution No. 1051 …
