A Philippine Army (PA) personnel assists a young girl in lighting a candle for a tomb at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Oct. 31, 2024. (Photo: PA) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) encouraged the public to remember troops who served the nation in observance of...
Did you know that an island in the Philippines, later recognized as "the center of the center" of marine shorefish biodiversity, was threatened by the construction of a plant in the 1970s? Thankfully, its people stood strong. If built, it would’ve put the rich biodiversity of Verde Island Passage...
By DERCO ROSAL The government’s debt stock is nearing the P16 trillion threshold, driven by continued borrowing from both domestic and foreign creditors. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government’s total outstanding debt reached P15.89 trillion at end-September,...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) has approved the sale of its asset management unit to ATR Asset Management Inc. (ATRAM) while Union Bank of the Philippines is also in talks to merge its trust business with that of ATRAM. "These are bold moves by ATRAM to quickly scale up its trust...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (Ipophl) has targeted six domains and subdomains offering pirated movies in a move coinciding with National Anti-Piracy Month this October. In a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 29, Ipophl said the move follows complaints filed by the Motion Pictures...
Israel said it stands in solidarity with the Philippines following the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm "Kristine" to the country. The Israeli Embassy in Manila on Monday, Oct. 28, in a statement offered its deepest sympathies to the families who have lost their loved ones as the...
Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) registered a six percent hike in net income to P8.6 billion for the first nine months of 2024 from P8.1 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said that for the third quarter...
University of the Philippines booked its spot in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Final Four after holding off Adamson University with a strong finish, 70-59, Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The Fighting Maroons joined their Finals rival last season De La Salle...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has called on the Senate to expedite the passage of the bill seeking to establish a Department of Water Resources—a centralized agency that would implement a comprehensive framework for water management. In his speech at the 30th PWWA International...
Military, police, and fire personnel work hand-in-hand in unloading relief goods from a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 aicraft at the Naga Airport on Oct. 26, 2024 for distribution to victims of Severe Tropical Storm "Kristine". (Photo: PAF) In the wake of the devastation wrought by Severe...
Joint teams from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) served a warrant of arrest to 68-year-old Wigberto Villarico alias "Baylon", the alleged acting chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), in Fairview, Quezon City on Oct. 24, 2024....
Despite raising awareness and growing efforts on sustainability, several disconnecting factors still hinder sustainable progress, such as inadequate communication, poor enforcement of government policies, lack of public awareness and engagement, and lack of access to advanced technology. ...
