The Philippines and China have agreed to address differences on the South China Sea through open and cordial dialogue as well as forge on possible cooperation in the areas of fisheries, marine research and protection. The 6th Philippines-China Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea...
A House official wanted to give artists the discretion in interpreting and singing the Philippines' national anthem. Members of the Philippine Navy unfurl a Philippine flag at the Heritage Park, Imus, Cavite during the National Flag Day on May, 28, 2018. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) House...
Interested to join the police force? This could be your chance to enjoy one of the highest entry-level salary in the government as the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) has given a go-signal for the recruitment of more than 17,000 lawmen for this year. The starting salary for those who would be...
Many relatives of coronavirus (COVID-19) victims who died from the disease are asking Congress to pass a legislation that would exempt them from paying estate tax, or at the very least lower the rate. (Photo by Jarl Schmidt / Unsplash) They said it will be another financial hardship if they will...
You head to your ‘suki’ stalls at the ‘palengke’ for your weekly marketing run, or you need to pay the trike driver - those are as real as it gets as examples of your typical, everyday financial transactions. In this time of pandemic and community quarantine, with health and safety...
The European Union (EU) has raised concern over the tension in the South China Sea and urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and all concerned parties to craft a legally binding Code of Conduct in the disputed waters. European External Action Service The European External Action...
Local government units (LGU) along Samar Bay have released a manifesto against House Bill 7853, which will give commercial fishing vessels more access to municipal coastal waters. Photo by Edmundas Stundzius on Unsplash In the manifesto, the Alliance of Local Government Units Along Samar...
BDO Unibank announced that its clients can now make card-less, QR Code-based withdrawals from select BDO automated teller machines. “Withdrawing using QR Codes is now available in the Philippines,” said Tovi Mendoza, BDO Senior Vice President and Head of ATM Network & Applied Payment...
The threat of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Philippines is estimated at P5 trillion annually, but there is just no exact way to measure how much the country is really losing from this. Rollan Geronimo, IUU Fishing Specialist for the United States Agency for International...
Could QC's quarantine pass make you sing? For Quezon City resident Vanezza Aranas, it could and it did. The string ‘hello :)’ contained in the QR code of her quarantine pass prompted her QR code reader to search ‘hello,’ which led her to Adele’s song QR CRAZE A screenshot of Adele's hello...
