Lingering concerns over higher than expected inflation and the looming scaled back stimulus program in the United States pushed up the interest rate for long-term Philippine debt papers. At the Bureau of Treasury auction on Wednesday, Nov. 3, the yield for the five-year Treasury bond went up 3.762...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the start of the closed fishing season in Northern Palawan on November 1, 2021. This is to further boost the growing abundance of galunggong in the province. 43226 From November 1 to January 31 of...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has called on government to downgrade from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2 the lockdown status of the National Capital Region as COVID-19 infections have started to wane. Crowd at flea market In a press statement, Velasco said he fully supports proposals to ease the COVID...
The San Juan City local government announced on Tuesday that it will open the registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) National ID in different barangays in the city. "Ang Lungsod ng San Juan, sa pangunguna ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) sa pakikipagtulungan ng mga...
The national government is planning to conduct a national vaccination day against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) “within this month.” Dr. Ted Herbosa, special adviser of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, talks to the media during the arrival of 2.7 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine...
The Duterte administration will amend the the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the build-operate-transfer (BOT) law to remove the “onerous,” “excessive,” and “undue” terms, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a statement, the NEDA said on Tuesday,...
Benchmark interest rates increased across the board at Tuesday’s auction of short-term government debt papers, as investors wait for the latest inflation report and shift in policy at US Federal Reserve. The yield on the 91-day Treasury bill, which banks use in pricing their loans, went up to...
International Master (IM) Jan Emmanuel Garcia bested his strong counterparts to rule the 2021 Philippine National Chess Championships semifinal leg held online recently. Garcia, who played for the national team in the 2018 World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, split the point with IM Daniel...
Senator Panfilo M. Lacson said the country’s law enforcers deserve congratulations and support for the major headway against terrorism over the weekend. Lacson, chairman of the Senate National Defense and Security committee, said the law enforcers dealt major blows to the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) on...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said about 400,000 more Filipinos were able to register during the voter registration extension period. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said that the conduct of the extended period of voter registration from Oct. 11 to 30 was a success. "We think...
Photo from PNVF Seven men’s and seven women’s teams have confirmed participation in the first Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Champions League set late this month In a post from its official Twitter account, the PNVF released the groupings for the said weeklong affair for the...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has finalized the contract with company F2 Logistics for the transport of election paraphernalia for the May 2022 national and local elections. The contract was signed on Oct. 29 with the deal worth P535,999,998, as shown in the contract's copy...
