Despite stricter alert levels imposed last year, PLDT Inc's revenue jumped 82 percent to P33 billion driven by 1.13 million new fiber subscribers. Alfredo S. Panlilio, PLDT and Smart president and chief executive officer said 2021 proved to be a record-breaking year for the company as they...
The national government posted a bigger budget deficit in the first month of the year owing to higher interest payments, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The government incurred a P23.4 billion fiscal gap in January 2022, higher by 66.3 percent compared with P14.1 billion in the same...
Duolingo’s English Course for Tagalog Speakers Duolingo, the world’s #1 language learning platform has some exciting news for the Philippines! This March, the world’s most downloaded educational app is launching an English course specifically designed for Tagalog speakers! Tagalog, the...
Water facilities were recently constructed by the Japanese government in Lanao del Sur, Cotabato, and Maguindanao to benefit various villages in the provinces. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines) Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko turned over Level II...
President Duterte emphasized that he cannot immediately act on the concerns of lawmakers on proposals to stop "e-sabong" operations or suspend the excise taxes on fuel. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with key government officials prior to his "Talk to the People" at the...
“The Adam Project” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 chart of the most watched films and shows from March 7 to 13. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner and Walker Scobell, “The Adam Project” grabbed the No. 1 spot on the top 10 English films chart with...
A total of 300 families residing in Barangay Tagburos, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan have benefited from the Disaster Resilience Caravan of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) on Tuesday, March 15. The Disaster Resilience Caravan, according to PCUP, was held as part of the...
The University of the Philippines (UP) announced that it is expanding the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) as it builds the UP Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) Cancer Center and the UP PGH Diliman. (Photo from UP) According to UP, the proposals for the two major infrastructure projects were...
Metro Manila will remain under the least restrictive Alert Level 1 along with 47 other areas across the country for the rest of the month, Malacañang announced. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022...
When duty calls, the Philippine Army responds. This saying within the military organization was proven true when two female Army personnel were captured in a photograph while carrying in their arms a civilian who got involved in a vehicular accident in Tagum, Davao del Norte last March 12....
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 15 that the University of the Philippines (UP), through its Philippine Genome Center (PGC) in UP Visayas and in UP Mindanao, announced that it is now capable of sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2 from community samples in both island groups....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Tuesday, March 15, that is has already started its preparations to secure the national and local elections which will take place two months from now. (File photo) Colonel Jorry Baclor, chief of AFP public affairs office, said the military is...
