Metro Zamboanga Hospital and Medical Center, Inc. (MetroZam) has signed a 10-year term loan agreement amounting to P600 million with Philippine National Bank (PSE: PNB) to support the ongoing construction and completion of its hospital building. LOAN SIGNING BETWEEN PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK and...
A development plan that would help the "laggard" Philippines improve its export performance has been approved by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual announced that Marcos has...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the Australian Army kicked off the second phase of the Philippines-Australia Army-to-Army Exercise (PAAAE) “Kasangga” in Tanay, Rizal on Monday, June 5. *Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commanding general of the Philippine Army (PA), delivers a speech during the...
The country’s Maya-5 and Maya-6 cube satellites (cubesats), the second batch of Philippine university-built cubesats, were successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday night, June 5, according to the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). Maya-5 and Maya-6 flew onboard the...
The Philippines and Israel have agreed on establishing direct flights between the two countries. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen makes a courtesy call to President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. at the Malacañang Palace on June 5, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Jacl Burgos/ PPA Pool) This was among...
The Philippine national men’s football team is set to compete in a couple of friendlies at the Rizal Memorial Stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup/AFC Asian Cup joint preliminary qualifiers later this year. The Azkals will be going up against Nepal and Chinese-Taipei in back-to-back friendlies as...
After almost a week of travel by sea, the Philippine Navy (PN) finally arrived in Indonesia over the weekend for the Multilateral Naval Exercise “Komodo” (MNEK), making them the first contingent to turn up for the event. *A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel looks at an approaching vessel from the...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Board has greenlighted 20 new and expansion projects in May worth P14.933 billion, keeping it on track with its conservative 10 percent growth target for the year. PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga reported that the investment pledges in May brought...
The Philippine women’s football team may be newcomers in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, but it has already earned a form of respect from its foes ahead of the global football meet this July. In an interview with FIFA+, former German football player Inka Grings, who was appointed as the head coach...
Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan Bishop Broderick Pabillo has called on the faithful to switch to a simpler lifestyle to help protect and preserve the environment. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (Manila Bulletin file photo) A change in lifestyle, the bishop said, may help amid the continuous...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced that the Ultra Lotto 6/58 reached the P200 million mark and will be up for grabs at the 9 p.m. draw on Sunday, June 4. Photo credit to PCSO Since no one hit the Ultra Lotto 6/58 on June 2 with its winning digit combination of...
In its third consecutive day of producing jackpot hitters, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Sunday, June 4, announced that winners of the Lotto 6/42 came from Sto. Niño Public Market in Guagua, Pampanga and Langcam in San Pedro, Laguna. * Photo credit to PCSO * The two...
