Manila 1st district Rep. Manny Lopez has underscored the need for a holistic approach in protecting children from abuse especially with the recent enactment of Republic Act (RA) No.11648, or the Act raising the age of sexual consent. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) Lopez expressed elation that the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is eyeing the abolition of the controversial National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) if she wins the presidential race in 2022. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Facing members of the Rotary Club of Makati in an online...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will use a "cinema approach" in its operation of the Dolomite beach in the Manila Bay to avoid repeat of violations of health protocols against COVID-19, which were observed for the past two weeks since it reopened to the public. DENR Usec....
Local carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia Philippines Wednesday, (May 26) called for a ‘green lane' approach allowing foreign travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the Philippines to revive tourism safely. "We look forward to easier entry for fully-vaccinated travelers...
A pro-science consumer advocacy group has called on commercial establishments in the country to help make the proposed "vaccine passes" feel like a reward to people who have made the choice to get inoculated from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An elderly woman being administered a COVID-19...
Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile has nothing but praise for President Duterte over his peaceful stance in dealing with the West Philippine Sea dispute with China. Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile discusses the West Philippine Sea issue during a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte at the...
The central bank said Tuesday that the country’s external exposure has improved in the second quarter this year, it’s down to P670.5 billion compared to P1.8 trillion same period in 2019. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in a statement that the net external liability position...
The local economy’s external exposure as net external liability position was better in the last quarter of 2019 at P1.7 trillion or 24 percent lower than P2.2 trillion in 2018, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in its first Philippine Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) report. The BSP said the...
