The country’s rice inventory jumped by 14 percent to over two million metric tons (MT) in May, aligning with the government’s ongoing efforts to ensure food sufficiency and stabilize prices. In its latest report, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said rice stocks stood at 2.37 million...
The Department of Education (DepEd) officially launched Brigada Eskwela 2025 on Monday, June 9, calling on communities nationwide to come together in preparing schools for the upcoming academic year. As volunteers gear up to clean, repair, and ready classrooms, a teachers’ group urged the...
The Philippines’ motorcycle industry remains on an upward trajectory, with sales surging past 700,000 by the end of May, as demand for greater mobility and an affordable mode of transportation continues to sweep the nation. The latest figures from the Federation of Asian Motorcycle Industries...
The Philippine stock market is expected to continue moving sideways this week after benign inflation failed to spur a rally, although some investors will take cues from data to be released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, including foreign direct investment and balance of payment numbers....
The Philippine Stock Exchange reported that a number of accounts opened with its trading participants jumped by 50.1 percent to 2.86 million last year from 1.91 million in 2023, due to a 62.0 percent surge in online accounts to 2.47 million from 1.53 million. “This 50 percent jump in number of...
Local fisherfolk in Palawan were alarmed when a Chinese vessel ran aground near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, June 7, amid inclement weather. According to the military, local fishermen spotted the vessel around 3 p.m. at about two nautical miles from the...
More than 50 Filipinos living and working in China were featured in the #MadeItInChina online series spearheaded by the Philippine Embassy in Beijing in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Philippines-China diplomatic relations. Book featuring Filipinos who made it in China (Photo courtesy of...
The Department of National Defense (DND) will coordinate with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the planned establishment of a new coast guard station on Balabac Island in Palawan. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the area on Balabac Island where they initially planned to put up a...
Now in its 12th year, the Philippine Financial and Inter-Industry Pride (PFIP) held its annual Pride Summit, “Rising Tide,” on June 4, 2025, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. As in previous iterations, this summit was the PFIP’s way of ushering in Pride Month...
Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Garcia-Albano welcomed the approval of the Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) by Japan’s House of Councillors, the final step in the approval process under the Japanese Diet, the country’s congressional body. President Ferdinand ...
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for signing into law R.A. No. 12214 or the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotions Act (CMEPA). “The immediate reduction of the stock transaction tax (STT) to 0.1 percent from 0.6 percent is a much-awaited reform...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command (Indopacom) sailed together in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for the seventh time to strengthen their cooperation and interoperability in maintaining regional peace and stability in the heavily contested waters, a...
