Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan on Wednesday, May 1, pressed for the passage of the bill that would impose stringent penalties, including life imprisonment, against those responsible for the large-scale manufacture, sale, and possession of counterfeit...
As the nation celebrates Labor Day, senators pressed for the passage of the bill seeking a P100 daily minimum wage for all workers in the country. "In the Senate, we have already passed the proposed P100 Daily Minimum Wage Increase Act in response to the call of our workers. We...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on Tuesday, April 30, told senators that he had no knowledge of the alleged multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes happening in the medical industry. That is, until the issue was raised before the Senate, and senators have...
Diversified engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings, Inc. aims to return to profitability by 2025 Cemex Holdings Philippines (CHP), its largest investment to date and its first acquisition in a decade, through synergies within the group. CHP, the Philippines' fourth-largest cement...
French Ambassador Marie Fontanel and Greek Ambassador Ioannis Pediotis pose with a French signage reading “Heureux de vous accueillir” (Happy to welcome you). The Ambassador of the French Embassy in the Philippines, H.E. Marie Fontanel, together with the Ambassador of the Embassy of Greece in...
Overcoming budgetary constraints and addressing vaccine hesitancy are among the key challenges in hepatitis control in the Philippines, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The Department of Health (DOH) has identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the 'bottlenecks' in...
President Marcos rejected suggestions that there was an artificial power crisis in the Philippines after different alert levels were raised in the country's power grids, saying the demand increased due to the ongoing El Niño. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (KJ Rosales/PPA Pool)...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received on Monday, April 29, the second radar system that was committed by the Japanese government to further improve the country’s territorial monitoring and defense. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said the newly-arrived radar system will be...
Karl Eldrew Yulo is slowly carving his own name in Philippine gymnastics after steering the Nationals to three gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the 2024 Pacific Rim Championships in Cali, Colombia over the weekend. Karl Eldrew Yulo spearheads the PH team in the Pacific Rim Championships...
Union Bank of the Philippines, a member of the Aboitiz Group, reported a 41 drop in net income to P2 billion for the first quarter of 2024 from the P3.4 billion earned in the same period last year due to costs related to the integration of Citi’s consumer business. UnionBank Chief Financial...
Consumers’ pockets will experience slight reprieve this week, as oil prices will be on moderate rollback, according to the pricing advisories of the oil companies. The price of diesel products will be trimmed by P0.45 per liter; while gasoline prices will have marginal reduction of P0.25 per...
The Marcos administration's borrowing decreased in the first quarter of this year due to reduced funding from international creditors, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Gross borrowings of the national government totaled P830.4 billion from January to March 2024, a 12 percent decline...
