DAVAO CITY – Department of Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon announced Thursday, July 24, plans to open more public transportation routes here and other major cities nationwide. Dizon told the Davao media during the launching of the ‘’Libreng Sakay’’ (Free Ride) program at Panacan Bus...
The venue is set at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. And Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Nicolas Torre III said he would be there starting 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, for a charity boxing match in response to the challenge posed by acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste”...
Malacañang has assured the public that the government did not offer Philippine agricultural products as concessions in the “still ongoing” negotiations with the United States to lower tariffs on local exports. Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary...
With President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. only managing to secure a one-percentage-point (ppt) reduction in tariffs on Philippine exports to the United States (US), the country is seen to lose its “minimal” competitive edge over its regional peers—an advantage it enjoyed due to a strong peso and...
United States (US) President Donald Trump’s move to reduce the threatened tariffs on Philippine exports by a mere one percentage point (ppt) still positions the country in a favorable light for foreign direct investments (FDIs), according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Trump said...
Even more 20th Congress House members have signed a manifesto of support for the continued Speakership of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, including a known ally of Vice President Sara Duterte. Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, in a virtual press conference Thursday, July 24, said...
Marcos administration ally Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez welcomed on Thursday, July 24 the gains reflected in the 2024 Statistical Indicators on Philippine Development. Romualdez, the House Speaker during the previous 19th Congress, says these are concrete manifestations that the...
A 27-year-old man died after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a concrete LRT beam post along Marcos Highway in Barangay Santolan, Pasig City, on Thursday morning, July 24. Pasig traffic personnel identified the victim as “Allec,” a resident of Barangay Rosario, Pasig. The initial report...
Central banks in Southeast Asia, where economies like the Philippines export a wide array of goods to the United States (US), are expected to cut interest rates some more as tariffs take effect next month, according to the think tank Capital Economics. In a July 23 report, Capital Economics senior...
While a video of acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte supposedly training for boxing has been making rounds on social media, national police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III apparently does not have the same liberty of time. Torre’s supposed 9 a.m. practice at the Philippine National...
Rizal Governor Nina Ynares renewed her appeal to the national government to issue a moratorium against quarrying operations in the province that are said to be the primary reason for the severe flooding being experienced in Rizal in the past few days. During her visit to one of the evacuation...
Despite tensed maritime issues between the two countries, the Philippines and China continue their cooperation on law enforcement, people-to-people exchanges, and safety and welfare of their citizens. The two sides held the 9th Joint Consular Consultation in Beijing on July 22, six years since the...
