The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and Philippine Army (PA) ramped up their humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) efforts in the wake of successive storms that battered the country, officials said on Saturday, Sept. 27. In Northern Palawan, the Disaster Response and Rescue Teams...
By now, any Filipino who doesn’t feel the disgust and rage over how these public officials and private contractors have seized the nation’s financial resources and lived lavishly at the expense of the unassuming Juan dela Cruz, must be out of their mind or complicit with these despicable...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is expanding the international reach of its Cebu network, with the launch of direct flights to Guam beginning Dec. 16, capturing the holiday demand of one of the biggest Filipino diasporas in the world. In a statement on Friday, Sept. 26, the Lucio Tan-led...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSEi) stayed in the red on Friday, Sept. 26, marking a whole week of daily declines, as developments in the United States (US) dampen hopes of aggressive rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The main index shed 15.16...
Around 38,000 residents were taken to safer grounds by the Philippine Army (PA) as Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” lashed parts of the country on Friday, Sept. 26. PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said 10,961 families or 38,521 individuals were evacuated across Southern Luzon, Bicol Region,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking forward to a proposed ₱20-billion annual investment in the livestock sector, which will take effect once signed into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. before the month of September ends. Speaking at a breakout session of the Arangkada...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped to the 6,000 level on Thursday, Sept. 25, weighed down by the continued weakness of the peso and investor caution amid ongoing Senate hearings on corruption allegations. The main index lost 66.44 points, or 1.09 percent, to close at 6,042.28. The...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Thursday, September 25, announced that Undersecretary Trygve L. Olaivar, who was linked to alleged irregularities in flood control projects, has requested a voluntary leave of absence from his post. “Usec. Olaivar has informed me he will...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday, Sept. 24, condemned the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) for barring reporters from Spin.PH and reprimanding a Rappler journalist over their coverage of the ongoing FIVB Volleyball Tournament. In his manifestation delivered before the plenary...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) continued its descent as the peso weakened, with investors awaiting positive news amid a corruption scandal. The main index shed 9.82 points, or 0.16 percent, to close at 6,108.72 on Wednesday, Sept. 24, as the Property sector led the decline among all...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, September 24, said it has mobilized its Humanitarian Caravan to deliver life-saving aid to communities in Cagayan and Ilocos Norte, which bore the brunt of Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) that...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEI) fell on Tuesday, Sept. 23, as a deepening corruption scandal involving the legislative and executive branches of government weighed on investor sentiment. The main index plunged by 96.29 points, or 1.55 percent, to close at 6,118.54. Banks suffered the...
