MANILA: Minimum wage earners in Metro Manila will get a bit of relief from the rising cost of living after the region’s wage board approved a PHP35 hike in their daily salary.
In a social media post Monday, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productiv…
JAKARTA: An Indonesian health official has addressed concerns following a recent report on an infant’s death in Sukabumi, West Java, after receiving double immunization.
“Double immunization, administering recommended vaccines at one visit, is a safe…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday extended his deepest gratitude to the valiant officers and personnel of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) led by Lt Gen. Stephen Parreño, and vowed the administration’s continued support to the capabili…
LAOAG CITY: Some 49 registered farmers associations in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte received on Monday PHP16-million worth of farm machinery and equipment courtesy of the municipality’s share of the tobacco excise tax.
‘This is sourced from the local go…
MANILA: Fitch Solutions unit BMI said the Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely lower key interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) by October this year.
In a report on Monday, BMI said the BSP will only start to redu…
MANILA: FIDE Master (FM) David Elorta garnered 9.0 points to win the Mayor Seth Frederick “Bullet” Jalosjos Open rapid chess tournament at the Dapitan Sports and Cultural Complex in Zamboanga del Norte last Sunday.
Using his mastery of the London Sys…
MANILA: Dengue cases recorded from Jan. 1 to June 15 increased by 15 percent compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.
Some 77,867 dengue cases have been logged with 205 deaths as of June 15. Last year, about …