Inflation in March increased by 3.7 percent last week, up from 3.3 percent in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported last April 5. According to a summary table prepared by the Presidential Communications Office, rice accounts for 2.2 percent or 59 percent of this increase....
Relief packs and cash assistance have been distributed to hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that hit Taiwan, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) announced on Sunday, April 7. The assistance package was distributed to OFWs during the...
Today, April 7, is World Health Day, an event that has been celebrated annually since 1948 to create awareness on a specific health issue of concern to people all over the world, and to the World Health Organization (WHO). This year, the theme – My health, my right – brings attention to the...
The script for market dynamics will be flipped this April because instead of a rate hike, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is hinting at a rate reduction in the electric bills of its roughly 8.0 million customers within this billing cycle. Meralco Vice President and Head of...
Four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who got injured when a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan received Taiwanese $10,000 as cash assistance, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) disclosed on Friday, April 5. One of the recipients of the financial aid was OFW Christine Gumahin, who fell...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration marked March 22, 2024 as the start of the warm and dry season. Paired with the increased risk of dry spells and droughts due to the El Niño phenomenon, local farmers — the nation's backbone — find their...
A new chapter in the professional métier of industry hotshot Emmanuel “Manny” V. Rubio will be unfolding soon, as whispers are getting louder on his appointment as the next chief executive officer of Meralco PowerGen (MGen), the power generation investment arm of Manila Electric Company...
The high temperature and the danger-level heat index of 42°C, has already affected our personal routines. It has also triggered the suspension of classes in more areas in seven regions, prompting the Department of Education (DepEd) to switch to alternative modes of learning delivery, such as...
Senators on Wednesday, April 3 urged the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to provide all the necessary assistance to Filipinos affected by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Taiwan. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said it is imperative for the DMW to...
Filipino actress and singer Kyline Alcantara will continue to be the honorary ambassador for Korean tourism in the Philippines for another year. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) Manila Office announced that it has extended Alcantara’s ambassadorship from March 24 this year to March 23...
Despite the rising temperatures, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) assured ample water supply and is prepared to implement augmentation programs for Metro Manila. MWSS Division Manager Patrick Dizon said on Wednesday, Mar. 3, that the two concessionaires, Manila Water Co. and...
No Filipinos were hurt or badly affected when a 7.5 magnitude quake hit Taiwan on Wednesday morning, April 3, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said. MECO chairman and resident representative Silvestro Bello III said they immediately intensified the monitoring and information...
