The local manufacturing output increased more than double in September this year owing to strong production of coke and refined petroleum products. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said the country's volume of production index...
Local government units (LGUs) must adhere to the national government’s coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic guidelines in enforcing the face shield use in their respective areas, League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. said on...
Get lighter monthly payments for your dream Toyota vehicle with Balloon Payment Plus! Owning a car has been considered by many as a luxury not only because of purchasing price but also due to costs associated with maintenance and repair. Perspectives toward car ownership, however, have changed in...
A new species of Tristaniopsis in the Myrtaceae family (of makopa, guava, and eucalyptus among others) has been discovered by a professor from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB), the university said on Tuesday, November 9. (Photo from Telopea, the Journal of Plant Systematics /...
A Christian students' group is calling anew for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after its budget was cut by the Senate Finance Committee from P28 billion to P4 billion. (Photo from SCMP) In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 9, the Student...
The country’s reopening to foreign tourists amid the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is now under "rigorous study" by the national government. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism (Ramon Kagie/ Unsplash) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno has pushed for the conduct of “multilateral talks” to settle the West Philippine Sea row among claimant-countries. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Diokno, who is running for senator in 2022, said having multilateral...
The Philippines has expressed its support for calls to increase the deployment of women peacekeepers among the United Nations (UN) member states. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Mission to the UN in New York) Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo, permanent representative of...
The city government of Quezon City and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have officially launched the COVID-19 Mobile testing and Vaccination Units on Monday, Nov.8. The launch was led by Charge D’Affaires Heather Variava of the US Embassy to the Philippines and Mayor...
TNC Pro Team ML has started to tweak its roster for next season as it hopes to rebound from a dismal campaign in the MPL Philippines Season 8. Photo from TNC Pro Team ML Facebook page TNC, which failed to qualify to the playoffs, was serious in its bid to improve its roster as it surprisingly...
Philippine Ambassador to France Junever Mahilum-West has noted the potential for expanded cooperation between the two nations thanks to the Philippines' new role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). (Photo from DFA website) This, as the Filipino envoy presented her credentials to...
A one-stop-shop mobile app dedicated to Philippine tourism products and services for Chinese mainland visitors was recently launched in China, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement Monday, Nov. 8. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism. (Photo by RJ...
