The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) figured in two armed encounters with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Claveria, Misamis Oriental on Friday, March 18. (Courtesy of Philippine Army, 4th Infantry Division) Three male suspects were killed in the encounters between...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has recently received a P500,000.00 donation from Mitsui O.S.K Lines, LTD (MOL) through its local Philippine entity, Magsaysay MOL Marine, Inc. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) The donation is part of MOL’s support to PRC’s continuous...
The Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP) on Friday, March 18, supported the recommendation of the vaccine expert panel of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 to administer fourth dose or second booster shot to elderlies and people with comorbidities. (Screenshot from Laging...
Share prices gave up the previous day’s gains to end the week lower as investors were quick to take profit amid uncertainties in Europe. The main index fell by 114.82 points or 1.61 percent to close at 7,007.63 on Friday, March 18, as Banks led the retreat while only the Mining and Oil counter...
The Philippine volleyball teams are gearing up for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May by setting up training camps in Qatar for the men's squad and Brazil for the women' squad. In this file photo, the Philippine men's volleyball team settles for the silver medal after yielding...
More than two years since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country in 2020, the Philippine Army (PA) launched an integrated information system on Thursday, March 17, to organize its efforts to curb the coronavirus in the military organization. Major Melanie Sibayan, executive officer of...
Malacañang welcomed the result of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 's January 2022 Labor Force Survey showing the country's unemployment rate decreased from 6.6 percent in December 2021 to 6.4 percent in January this year, saying this was due to the move of the government to ease...
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) partners with PLDT, the Philippines’ leading telecommunications company, to further strengthen its campaign ahead of its future international tournaments, especially with the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam nearing. PLDT and...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded on Friday, March 18, a total of 17 new Covid-19 cases among its personnel, the highest since about three weeks ago. (Courtesy of PNP Police Regional 8) A situation report released by the PNP information office showed that the total number of active...
Unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic despite stricter quarantine restrictions amid Omicron surge in January, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Friday, March 18. The number of jobless Filipinos stood at 2.93 million in the first month...
The local stock market continued to recover lost ground as share prices rose across Asia. The main index jumped 96.0 points or 1.37 percent to close at 7,122.45 on Thursday, March 17, as Banks led the charge while the Mining and oil counter retreated. Volume was relatively stable at 1.43 billion...
Retailers need to recalibrate their digital transformation strategies in the "never normal" scenario of the continuing pandemic. SAP Industry Business Architect – Retail and Consumer Products Gabriel Lorenzo Santos underscored this need in a recent virtual event, ‘Retail Reimagined: How...
