The number of jobless Filipinos slightly inched up in the final month of last year, largely due to a larger labor force participation, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the December 2021 Labor Force Survey released on Thursday, Feb. 10, the PSA said that unemployed...
The government's pandemic task force approved on Thursday, Feb. 10, the proposal to accept COVID-19 vaccine certificates from Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and Timor Leste as proof of inoculation. A passenger walks with luggage at the arrivals hall of Tokyo's Haneda international airport on January...
Digital Pilipinas, the largest private sector-led movement to tech up the country and the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, in partnership with La French Tech, kicked 2022 with a Startup Pitch Competition featuring nine Filipino and French startup companies to pitch their ideas to gain...
As part of its "One Godly Vote Voters' Education Campaign," the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Commission on Public Affairs & Commission on Social Communications will spearhead an election forum for the May 2022 polls. Photo Radio Veritas The Catholic Election Forum for...
IM Daniel Quizon The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will hold a qualifying tournament on Thursday as part of their selection process for the national team that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The four-day meet will be held at the PACE building...
The extreme challenges posed by the pandemic and its economic fallout over the past two years have fueled Filipinos’ interest in insurance as shown by the 27 percent jump in spending allocation for insurance premiums in 2021, a study by the Hong Kong-based insurer AIA Group revealed. Based on the...
The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have renewed their commitment to further strengthen the bilateral relations between the countries, Malacañang said. President Rodrigo Duterte and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan engage in a discussion as...
Team Secret Chief Executive John Yao explained the organization’s decision to not participate in the Sibol National Team Selection which determined the country’s representative to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam in May. Photo from Riot Games Inc. In a video published on Team...
64387 Long-term travel restrictions are futile. That's the key lesson that governments haven't learned in two years of the pandemic, Capital A Berhad CEO Tony Fernandes lamented. A better and more sustainable approach would be to promote cost-effective policies such as massive and speedy...
While admitting that it’s a daunting task to try and win Blacklist International’s third straight MPL title without its star players in Jonmar “OhmyV33nus” Villaluna and Danerie “Wise” Del Rosario, newly minted assistant coach Aniel “Master the Basics” Jiandani is nonetheless...
The president of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, encouraged parents to have their kids vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it would allow them to return to their normal activities. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) PIDSP...
While science is still evolving, current studies revealed that the pediatric dose of the Pfizer vaccine is safe and effective in preventing severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) illness among children aged five to 11 years old, medical societies reiterated on Tuesday, Feb. 8. In a media conference,...
