Miss Intercontinental 2021 Cinderella Faye Obenita Another “bisayang-daku” from Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental has bagged an international crown for the Philippines at the Miss Intercontinental 2021 held in Egypt. A Mass Communication magna cum laude graduate from Liceo Cagayan Univeristy,...
Farmers have asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) to immediately provide more large-capacity mechanical grain dryers to help them during this palay harvest season, which is facing the onset of La Nina. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said in a...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has directed all banks and their subsidiaries to submit quarterly reports of their remaining London Inter-Bank Offered Rate or LIBOR-related exposures until end-2023. BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi G. Fonacier, who signed the memo (Memorandum No. M-2021-058) on...
Foreign portfolio investments in September reversed to a net outflow of $24 million versus the previous month’s net inflow of $12 million, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday, Oct. 28. 42027 The $24 million net outflows are lower than the $494 million net outflows registered in...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are in talks about the possible implementation of a gasoline discount mechanism in the fisheries sector, one of the most hit farm sub-sectors by the incessant rise in gasoline prices. In a briefing Monday, Oct. 25, DA...
The camp of presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday, Oct. 23 stood by its claim that he obtained a special diploma from the University of Oxford, one of the world’s leading universities located in England. Oxford University Degree Confirmation “We...
Several organizations urged presidential bets to heed people's demand for land, aid, and justice. (Unsplash) In a joint statement, Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women, Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon Farmers, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, and Anakpawis asked presidential aspirants to...
Presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong”
Marcos Jr. has vowed to prioritize the full exploitation of renewable energy resources if he succeeds in becoming the president of the country. Windmills During his term as governor of Ilocos Norte, Marcos pursued the establishment of...
Photo from FIBA Jordan Heading’s decision to play one of Taiwan's professional basketball leagues faces a big stumbling block after the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas bared that he has a current pact as member of the Gilas Pilipinas pool. The SBP said Thursday, Oct. 21 that it has informed world...
Filipino farmers are now in "deep debt" following the devastation caused by Typhoon Maring while still coping from the combined impacts of the African Swine Fer (ASF), depressed palay prices, and skyrocketing cost of farm inputs. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said this situation has...
Benchmark interest rates moved sideways on Monday, Oct. 18, as yields for the three-month and one-year IOUs resumed their increase, while the six-month paper marginally dropped. The 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, went up to 1.113 percent from 1.095 percent a week...
The country’s external debt service burden rose by 21.6 percent to $5.93 billion as of end-July from $4.88 billion in the same time in 2020, based on Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data. External debt principal payments increased by 37.39 percent year-on-year to $4.47 billion from $3.25...
