The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) does not support the increase of interest rates, noting that it could hurt consumers amid high inflation. “If I were in the Monetary Board, I would say no. We have been the most aggressive in the region in raising interest rates,” NEDA...
BACOLOD CITY – A member of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) was installed as a new member of the municipal council of Isabela, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, October 4. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Commissioner Jeorge Largado said Teresita Sinceda is the first representation...
The government’s inter-agency body on inflation has officially recommended to President Marcos that the reduced import tariff on rice be extended until the end of next year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. After the Oct. 3 meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee on...
Senators on Thursday, October 5 told officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to forego the P50-million confidential funds allocated to the agency under their proposed 2024 national budget. Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and Sen. Raffy Tulfo...
More than 275 kilos of illegal drugs were intercepted at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) from an alleged drug syndicate that imported them from Mexico, the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed on Thursday, Oct. 5. Col. Jean Fajardo, chief of the PNP-Public Information Office,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the five-year Philippine Plan of Action for Senior Citizens (PPASC 2023-2028) that will enhance and protect the rights and privileges of the country's elderly citizens. PPASC was launched by the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) last...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Wednesday, October 4 led the revival of the National Arts and Crafts Fair (NACF) after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual,...
CEBU CITY – Real estate developers, brokers, and sales agents from across the country will gather for the annual Filipino Homes National Convention 2023 from October 22 to 23 at JPark Island Resort and Waterpark Mactan, Cebu. The event, which will be attended by over 600 delegates from Filipino...
Hell, as they say, hath no fury like a woman scorned and this time, it involves a wife of a police sergeant who taught her husband a hard lesson about monogamy. This, after operatives of the Philippine National Police-Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) arrested 36-year old Police...
The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), on Wednesday, Oct. 4, released its new chapter of the journal “Transactions” of the NAST Philippines. Photo credit to NAST "We are excited to announce that Transactions NAST PHL has...
Malacañang suspended the granting of Career Executive Service (CES) ranks to graduates of master’s studies of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), citing “a need to re-evaluate the foregoing policy of granting” the said ranks. National Defense College of the Philippines...
ILOILO CITY – The island-province of Guimaras is hosting the Philippine National Championships for Enduro and Cross Country Marathon this month. Gov. JC Rahman Nava said that hosting the race is part of the island-province’s goal to become a biking paradise. The October 21 to 22 sports event...
