The Department of Tourism (DOT) was focused on ensuring the sustainability, resiliency, and inclusiveness of the country's tourism industry as the core of its recovery plan for 2022. Department of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat discusses the agency's proposed P3.79 billion budget for the...
Labor groups urged the national government to speed up the rollout of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program of workers. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, the Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP) and the Institute for Occupational Health...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has approved a new program that will create a pool of S&T experts and innovators who will help boost the agency’s research and development (R&D) capacity. Department of Science and Technology Dubbed as the “Science and Technology (S&T)...
The local stock market ended the week higher on perception that the surge in new COVID cases seems to be easing. The PSEi added 62.47 points or 0.91 percent to close at 6,897.13 with blue chip Holding Firms leading the charge although thr Services and Mining and Oil counters declined. 30307 Volume...
A Philippine-based climate justice advocacy group on Friday urged the governments of the United States, China and Japan to immediately end public and private funding for overseas coal projects and other fossil fuels. Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) The US, Japan, and China...
The local stock market declined due to weaker factory output In August as a result of stricter lockdown measures. The main index dropped 69.5 points or 1.01 percent to close at 6,785.94 although the Financials and Mining and Oil counters managed to hold their ground even as the Property sector led...
Carmen Copper Corporation, a subsidiary of Atlas Mining & Development Corporation, reported higher copper production and shipments in the second quarter compared to the first quarter of the year due to improvements in grades and milling tonnage. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
The local stock market started the week lower but rose towards the end of the session as funds started window-dressing. The main index gained 68.82 points or 1.01 percent to close at 6,855.44 led by the blue-chip Industrial sector with only the Financials counter retreating. Volume surged to 2.92...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC)'s P740-billion New Manila International Airport in Bulacan will be the first "pacesetter for green cities" in the country, addressing social and environmental concerns to be both sustainable and equitable, according to top urban planner Felino “Jun” Palafox Jr....
The Duterte administration finds world-famous Boracay island not a goldmine for more funds to support government’s COVID-19 response but as a rich source of campaign funds for 2022. Casino House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said President Duterte’s decision...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa was reelected for a new five-year term in office at the helm of the Manila-based multilateral institution. In a statement, ADB said Tuesday, Aug. 31, that Asakawa, 63, received unanimous support from the bank’s board of governors for a...
The Philippines has tapped international agricultural think tank Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and its partners for the international benchmarking of the country's livestock, dairy, and poultry industries. 3 - Other than raising goats and...
