As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines’ ocean economy declined by 32.6 percent, recording a gross value added (GVA) of P617.20 billion in 2020 from P916.31 billion in 2019, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Accounting for 3.4 percent of the...
The Philippine Navy (PN) assembled a 19-ship humanitarian aid-focused flotilla that sailed to different areas in Visayas and Mindanao to help rebuild communities that were destroyed by typhoon “Odette.” (Courtesy of Philippine Fleet) On the orders of Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado, PN Flag...
Melissa de Leon Joseph and family Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) still rank as one of the top 10 leading causes of pediatric morbidity and mortality in the Philippines, according to a Philippine Heart Center Journal. Its incidence of 5-10/1,000 live births is high among children with congenital...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is seeking the help of local airlines in providing more flights for the evacuation of stranded tourists from typhoon-ravaged Siargao Island. Vice President Leni Robredo talks to stranded tourists at the Siargao airport terminal on Sunday, Dec. 19,...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended P100-million grant, approximately $2 million, to bankroll the Philippine Competitive and Inclusive Agriculture Development Program (CIADP2) to be implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA). The CIADP2 aims to reduce income inequality by expanding...
Investors will be watching out for signs if Santa Claus will be visiting the local stock market in the last two weeks of trading when the index often rallies before 2021 ends due to positioning for the new year. “Recovery was a major plot-point for equities in 2021, and is likely to spill over to...
The Philippine Navy (PN) deployed its naval assets and personnel in Caraga (Region 13) for aerial inspections and humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) missions in the immediate aftermath of typhoon “Odette,” it said Sunday, Dec. 19. The team, through the Naval Forces Eastern...
Senator Richard Gordon is pushing for the bill seeking to institutionalize the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) to assist the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) during emergencies, especially in times of natural calamities. In filing Senate Bill No. 2265, Gordon said stressed the need for a...
The Far Eastern University (FEU) is set to offer special programs for uniformed personnel under its partnership with the National Capital Region-Regional Special Training Unit (RSTU-NCR) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). (Photo from FEU) FEU said that under the agreement, it will serve as...
Bienvenido Maranon (Photo from affsuzukicup.com) The Philippine Azkals ended their AFF Suzuki Cup campaign with Bienvenido Marañon scoring a hat trick in a 3-2 victory over Myanmar Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore. Marañon produced all of his three goals in the first half to...
Philippine Red Cross Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon tasked the organization to deploy its humanitarian caravan to Surigao del Norte and Bohol which were severely affected by Typhoon "Odette", it said on Saturday, Dec. 18. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross The said...
Philippine Azkals The Philippine Azkals, already eliminated from semifinal contention, look to wrap up their AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 campaign with a victory on Saturday, Dec. 18 against Myanmar at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore. With the semis no longer in reach, the Azkals are hoping to go out with a...
