The national government borrowed partially as banks demanded higher returns amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, which led to higher global crude oil prices. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Oct. 16, the national government raised a total of P11.947 billion, below the P15 billion program. Total...
ILOILO CITY – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from this city and Iloilo province are being monitored as tensions escalate between Israel and Hamas. A HELP desk at the Iloilo provincial capitol is open to families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the conflict in Israel. (Tara...
CEBU CITY – Police here have been in close communication with the Jewish and Muslim communities amid the ongoing war in Israel. POLICE Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of Police Regional Office-Central Visayas chief Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, assures that there is no...
It will be mixed emotions for motorists at the pumps next week, as the rollback in diesel may bring cheers to some consumers, but those filling up their vehicles with gasoline will experience pinch on their pockets as the price of this commodity is anticipated to rise. Based on the calculation of...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – The Negros Occidental provincial government has assured help for families of Negrenses needing assistance in the war-torn Israel. ALACRE This includes the relatives of Loreta Alacre, who was identified as among the Filipino fatalities as confirmed on Friday, October 13,...
BINMALEY, Pangasinan (PNA) – The family of Angelyn Aguirre, the caregiver who, along with her 70-year-old employer, was killed by militant Hamas during a shock assault near the Gaza Strip over the weekend still can’t believe she is gone. Erlinda, Angelyn’s mother, in a media interview on...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – Hopes are high to locate the whereabouts of Loreta Villarin Alacre, a Negrense caregiver in Israel, who was reported missing after the rampage of Hamas militants in southern Israel bordering Gaza over the weekend. LORETA Alacre (Noam Solomon FB) Negros Occidental Gov....
ILOILO CITY — The provincial government of Iloilo has reactivated a help desk to help Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families in war-torn Israel. A HELP desk at the Iloilo provincial capitol is open to families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) affected by the conflict in Israel....
DAVAO CITY – Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) Leo Tereso A. Magno is closely coordinating with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for the safety of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) caught in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Following the...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said Wednesday it had downed more than two dozen cruise missiles and a swarm of attack drones across the country in the "most powerful" aerial attack on Kyiv in weeks. The assault left two dead and came as Russia said an airport near the border with NATO member Estonia had...
BACOLOD CITY – A 58-year-old farmer was killed allegedly due to land conflict in Sitio Bandera, Barangay Bantayanon, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 23. Police identified the victim as Vicente Daniel, 58, of Barangay Bantayanon. Police Major Ronald Santillan, Calatrava...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he was "confident" Russia would lose the war in Ukraine. "Today we are confident that Russia will lose this war... I'm sure that we will win because the truth is on our side," Zelensky said in a speech outside the Danish...
