MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed optimism that the Philippines would have stronger relations with Vietnam and Timor Leste.
Marcos made the statement as he welcomed the new ambassadors of Vietnam and Timor Leste to the Ph…
MANILA: Risks from elevated inflation rate and external factors kept the Philippine monetary authorities on their toes in 2023.
And while the policymaking Monetary Board (MB) tightened further the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key rates to a 16-…
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday again reminded overseas Filipinos to register as voters for the 2025 midterm elections.
‘As of January 1, 2024, you only have 273 days to register as an Overseas Voter. Deadline is September 30,…
MALASIQUI: Police recorded a total of 65 firecracker-related incidents in the province of Pangasinan with one fatality from Dec. 21, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024, and one indiscriminate firing incident during the New Year revelry.
In a phone interview on Mon…
MANILA: At least 4.1 million minimum wage earners have benefited from the salary adjustments in 15 regions in 2023.
‘A total of 15 wage orders were issued by the RTWPBs (Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards) for workers in the private se…
BACOLOD: Two rare varieties of lobsters are being bred in underwater cages at the Sagay Marine Reserve, the country’s largest marine protected area, to boost lobster population in Negros Island.
These are the Tiger Lobster (Panulirus Ornatus), consid…
MANILA: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday imposed a license suspension and summoned the driver of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) that crashed into a bank in Quezon City, killing one person and injuring several others.
In a statement, LTO…