(Unsplash) Increasing PhilHealth's benefit packages to 30 percent across the board would be the 'best Christmas gift ever" to Filipinos. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee had this to say Monday, Dec. 4, or just 10 days ahead of the scheduled meeting...
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago placed on Monday, Dec, 4, all ports across the country under red alert status as part of the security measures following a bomb attack in Marawi City that left four people dead and around 50 others injured. “Since this...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo and this city posted an economic growth in 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday, December 4. A VIEW of the Diversion Road in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Iloilo – composed of 42 towns...
President Marcos has extended the tour of duty of Police General Benjamin Acorda, Jr. as chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Sources said Acorda himself announced the extension during the command conference with top PNP officials at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Monday morning, Dec. 4....
MARAWI CITY – The Philippine National Police has created a Special Investigation Task Group to investigate the explosion in a Mindanao State University gymnasium that killed four persons on Sunday, December 3. PNP chief Police Brig. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the SITG is led by Lanao del Sur...
The local stock market will be waiting for November’s inflation figure this week, hoping that a lower number will spur a rise in share prices. “This week, investors are expected to take cues from our upcoming economic data, primarily from our November inflation print which would give clues on...
More than 135 Chinese maritime militia vessels have been monitored in the vicinity of Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) says on Dec. 3, 2023. (Photo by PCG) The swarming of Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
Police forces in the entire Mindanao were placed on Sunday, Dec. 3, under highest security alert status following the bombing inside the Marawi City campus of the Mindanao State University that left at least four people dead. On the other hand, all police units under the National Capital...
The government's portion of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) revenues jumped in the first 10 months of the year, but it remained below the pre-pandemic level. The government's gaming regulator and operator contributed P27.17 billion between January and October, meeting the...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano allayed fears on the creation of a nuclear power plant as he clarified that the proposed bill on nuclear regulation sought to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials. . Sen. Alan PeterCayetano, chairperson of the Committee on Science and Technology, presides over a...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has expressed support for the modernization of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), particularly the strengthening of the country’s hazard mapping. Sen, Alan Peter Cayetano, chairperson of the Committee on Science and Technology,...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has raised P34 billion from the sale of firm offer preferred shares and over-subscription option shares during its follow-on offering (FOO). The Philippine Stock Exchange said SMC formally listed its Series 2-L, 2-N and 2-O preferred shares...
