Employees in the accommodation and food service sector received higher wages as the economy bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In the 2021 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), data showed that an average annual...
President Marcos conveyed his sympathy over the deaths of three Filipino fishermen whose boat was rammed by a commercial vessel in Bajo de Masinloc. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos X/PCG) Marcos assured their families that an investigation is now underway to shed light on the sea incident that...
Foreign ambassadors lauded the “SAMA SAMA” multilateral naval exercise in the seas off Southern Luzon in an effort to establish a rules-based order that ensures peace and stability in a region vital to global trade and commerce. (From left, front row) US Navy Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of...
DANCING ON THE BIG SCREEN Viewers can enjoy a free screening of Wim Wender’s dance documentary Pina at SM Megamall While other forms of expression often require tools, such as a pen to write our thoughts or a canvas to create new worlds, dancing relies solely on the movements of our bodies. To...
ENTER THE MEGALOPOLIS Hann Resorts is located at the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone (CFEZ) There’s so much room for the future at the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone (CFEZ) in Central Luzon. Geographically, what we remember roughly as the former US military base has the...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) charged three hunters for capturing and killing a wild boar or “baboy ramo” or the Philippine Warty Pig in the protected area of Mount...
The PSEi managed to eke out a marginal gain after bargain hunters lifted it out of negative territory. The main index inched up by 1.46 points or 0.02 percent to close at 6,305.99 with sectoral indices evenly divided. Volume improved to 856 million shares worth P5.94 billion as losers...
Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of US Navy's 7th Fleet (Photo by Philippine Navy) Exercise "SAMA SAMA", a naval exercise between the Philippine Navy (PN) and United States Navy (USN), will help keep the Indo-Pacific "free and open" for all countries, a high-ranking USN officer said, amid security...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will send 25 of its personnel to South Sudan as part of the peacekeeping commitment by the national government to the United Nations (UN). PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the 25 policemen were already trained and briefed on their assignment as part of...
Back to the good old days. The use of service firearms will now be the last option for policemen in dealing with law offenders after the Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a directive which paved the way to the return of whistle and baton as part of their uniform. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin...
We’re going deeper into 2023, and the months are getting noticeably colder. Don’t surrender to the cold yet, because you can keep your body warm and active by checking out different towns in the country celebrating their annual festivals this October! Dance and party with the locals as you visit...
BACOLOD CITY – Four policemen in this city are being investigated for their alleged involvement in a P15-million Philippine National Police recruitment scam in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod police director, in a media interview, said that these policemen...
