The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has suspended the Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test for the Professional and Subprofessional levels scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 9, in several areas in Luzon due to heavy rains caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). The suspension covers all...
Malls in Quezon City opened designated waiting areas for residents needing a temporary place to stay as rains and flooding brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat continued on Saturday night, Aug. 8. The participating malls are providing free Wi-Fi, restrooms, charging stations, and...
South Korean actor Yoo Yeon-seok has lost his appeal against a three billion won (about $2.1 million) tax assessment after the country 's Tax Tribunal upheld the government 's decision. The ruling follows a dispute over taxes imposed by South Korea 's National Tax Service (NTS) in...
Amid its ongoing exploration program, Manuel V. Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corp. widened its net loss in the first half of the year, weighed down by lower crude prices, reduced production volumes, and elevated financing costs. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Aug. 4, PXP...
State-run pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has refunded more than ₱9 billion in loan amortizations to over 500,000 members and pensioners in less than a month under the expanded Balik Ginhawa 2 program, just 24 days after its wider implementation. In a statement on Tuesday,...
Logistics giant United Parcel Service Co. (UPS) is looking to transfer some of its existing Hong Kong-based flights serving other countries to Clark International Airport, as it prepares to position the gateway as its next major logistics hub. In a notice dated July 31 seen by Manila Bulletin, UPS...
PXP Energy Corp., the upstream oil and gas explorer led by billionaire Manuel V. Pangilinan, is seeking foreign partners to help fund and execute energy exploration projects in the Philippines, including a search for naturally occurring hydrogen. In an ambush interview last week, Pangilinan said...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has disbursed ₱27.29 billion in microloans to 463,608 active state workers through its expanded credit facility, offering civil servants an alternative to high-cost informal lenders. The total reflects loan issuances from Oct. 24, 2024, through...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) signed an agreement with Maxicare Healthcare Corp. to launch G-HEALTH, a program offering zero-interest financing for health and hospitalization insurance to government employees. In a statement, GSIS said the initiative allows public sector workers...
K-pop boy band iKON member Ju-ne, 29, will be enlisting in the military as an active duty soldier. 143 Entertainment, his agency, announced on July 28 that Ju-ne is scheduled to enter the training center on August 11. No special ceremony will be held for Ju-ne on the day of his military...
K-pop group Seventeen members DK and Vernon will begin South Korea 's mandatory military service next month, their agency, Pledis Entertainment announced on Sunday. Vernon will start his military service on Aug. 20, while DK will enlist as an active-duty soldier on Sept. 8, the agency said....
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the expansion of its hydrogen exploration program after Colorado-based energy firm Koloma Inc. secured exclusive rights to pursue additional studies in Zambales province. In a statement on Friday, July 24, the DOE said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....
