Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed optimism about the Philippine government’s continued collaboration with Marubeni Corporation, one of Japan’s leading trade and investment companies, to sustain the country’s economic devel…
Manila: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said the central bank is eyeing a “substantial” reduction in banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) this year.
“I have promised a cut in the reserve requirement. We’re considering it…
Manila: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Melquiades Robles was elected as one of the members of the executive committee of the Asia Pacific Lottery Association (APLA).
In a statement on Wednesday, the PCSO said Robles was …
Manila: The 3.6-km. Balogo-Kilo-Kilo Road Phase 3 Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is contributing to the livelihood and economic activities of the upland communities of Sta. Cruz town in Marinduque province, months since …
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Nineteen households in the Municipality of Laua-an temporarily resettled in the National Housing Authority (NHA) relocation site after the Paliwan River overflowed due to heavy rainfall caused by the enhanced southwe…
Manila: Four national roads, including Kennon Road in Baguio City, are impassable either due to floods or soil erosion caused by the combined effects of the tropical storms and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), the Department of Public Works a…
Manila: Twenty people were killed due to the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday.
This number is high…
CAO BANG – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday handed over 456 plastic water storage tanks to seven impoverished districts in the northeastern mountainous province of Cao Bang, one of the localities worst impacted by Typhoon Yagi a…
Manila: Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Wednesday called for the creation of a Sulu transition fund to address the “imbalance” in the delivery of government services in the province.
This, after the Supreme Court ruled the validity of the…
Manila: An estimated PHP34-million worth of shabu was seized from a couple nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the high-value targets as Luis Baes, 45, and…
ILOILO CITY – The government’s Single-entry Approach (SEnA) implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) helped recover some PHP330.58 million in benefits for 8,526 workers in Western Visayas from 2022 until August this year.
‘SEnA p…
Manila: Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) executive director Undersecretary Paul Gutierrez on Wednesday confirmed the expiration of his term, saying it takes effect ‘immediately.’
In a statement, Gutierrez expressed gratitude to Pres…
