The current surge in daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has begun to affect the official duties of President Duterte. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) This was confirmed Tuesday, Jan. 18 by Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles after the President...
General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), presented to President Duterte on Monday night, Jan. 17, updates on the military’s on-going humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations in Visayas and Mindanao following the destruction of...
Lingering anticipation over unwinding monetary policies in the United States pushed up the interest rate for long-term Philippine debt papers. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, Jan. 18, the coupon rate for new 10-year Treasury bond fetched 4.875 percent, up from an interest rate of...
If there's one thing that President Duterte wants to ensure at the tail end of his term, it's for Philippine hero Lapulapu to be the more revered figure locally especially when compared to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. (Photos from Wikipedia, Malacañang) Duterte, in his pre-recorded...
Bachelor in Sign Language Interpretation opens at Benilde I HEAR YOU DLS-CSB's Bachelor in Sign Language aims to produce professional sign language interpreters and translators for the deaf Bachelor in Sign Language Interpretation, the newest program of the School of Deaf Education and Applied...
Movie and TV show review online aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has announced the winners of its 23rd Annual Golden Tomato Awards, “honoring the best-reviewed movies and TV shows of 2021.” “The industry was as chaotic as ever, with theaters re-opening, streamers churning out content, hybrid...
The Office of the Presidential Spokesperson (OPS) cautioned the public about individuals using the name of Cabinet members to solicit money for an unauthorized medical bond/medical insurance that would be used in applying for a government position. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang...
Benchmark interest rates declined across the board at Monday's auction as inflation began showing signs of cooling down and investors await the policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve. The rate for the 91-day Treasury bill, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to 0.875 percent on...
The entry of foreign travelers is temporarily prohibited in Marinduque due to the sudden increase in the number of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) positive cases in the province, Marinduque Gov. and League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president Presbitero Velasco Jr. said Monday, Jan....
The Ilonggo seafarer-artist continues to present his sailor’s life with ‘The Sea Is Not A Quiet Place’ exhibit Following the success of “ The History of Water ” and “ Atlantiko, Pasipiko, Artiko ” exhibits, self-taught artist and seafarer Joar Songcuya continues his mission of...
The Philippines managed to cut new borrowings in November last year due to significantly lower financing from domestic creditors. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government’s gross borrowings reached P26.69 billion in November, down by 78 percent compared with...
The number of Taguig City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has reached more than 1,000 as the Department of Health (DOH) declared that there is already community transmission of the Omicron variant in the National Capital Region (NCR). Based on the latest tally by the Taguig City...
