The Philippine Army sends off 400 members of the Officer Candidate Course (OCC) Class 61-2024 at the PA headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Dec. 15, 2023. (Photo by PA) Four hundred individuals from diverse academic backgrounds began their military journey to become Philippine Army (PA)...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's Office) Not only is the Philippines' territorial integrity at stake in protecting the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but the country’s food security as well. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert...
The samples of the bloodstains that were found inside a vehicle that was allegedly used in dumping a cadaver in Batangas matched with the parents of beauty pageant contestant Catherine Camilon, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed on Thursday, Dec. 14. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo...
The 2023 Batang Pinoy (BP) and Philippine National Games (PNG) are set to kick off on Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, with an ensemble of legendary Filipino sports icons headlining the opening ceremonies, promising a captivating and inspiring start to these prestigious games. The...
Maya, the leading digital bank app in the Philippines, has launched Maya Stocks, the first retail investing service in the Philippines integrated in a digital bank app. In a statement, Maya said the app offers real-time transactions and instant earnings growth through its diverse wealth-building...
The local stock market surged after news that the US Federal Reserve will likely cut rates starting next year. The main index shot up by 154.74 points or 2.47 percent to close at 6,410.48 as Conglomerates led the rally although the Services counter lagged behind. Volume rose to 385 million shares...
Education policymakers should ensure that educational programs align with the demands of the job market to achieve the United Nations’s sustainable development growth number four or quality education, researchers said. In a study by the Philippine Institute and Development Studies (PIDS),...
The newly elected officials of the Philippine Heart Center Employees Association-Alliance of Health Workers (PHCEA-AHW) took their oath on Thursday, Dec. 14. Photo from Alliance of Health Workers - AHW National Facebook page The event unfolded at the Grand Auditorium of the Philippine Heart Center,...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has firmed up a deal with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to raise P11 billion worth of sustainability-linked term loan facility that will partly bankroll the company’s solar projects. The loan, according to ACEN, will carry...
(Sreenshot taken from PCG’s Facebook video) Following China’s “dangerous and unlawful” moves in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the national security advisors of the Philippines, United States (US), and Japan told Beijing to stop engaging in “further provocative behavior. On Dec. 13,...
The rate of prices of goods sold to wholesalers remained the same in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Thursday, Dec. 14. According to the PSA data, the general wholesale price index (GWPI) during the month remained at 4.4 percent. This was lower than the 7.6 percent recorded in...
Senator Robinhood Padilla is pushing for the acquisition of Multi-Purpose Amphibious Aircraft (MPAA) for the Philippine Navy, in a bid to avoid a repeat of the incidents between the Philippines and China during the former's resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In his privilege speech...
