(PSA) The country's total population has reached 109,035,343 in 2020, based on the Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This count was declared official by President Rodrigo Duterte in Proclamation No. 1179 issued on July 6, 2021. In a...
Ormoc City Mayor and Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) President Richard Gomez, right, and national team coach Wilfredo Vizcayno Jr. watch the pool play of the National Open Fencing Championship in Ormoc City. (City Government of Ormoc Facebook Page) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) veterans...
Foreign and local business groups in the country have urged the passage of 17 priority bills by the 18th Congress during its third and final session year that will commence on July 26. The letter sent to President Rodrigo Duterte was signed by 15 business groups, including eight Philippine...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday said the public should keep tabs on the Duterte administration’s “debt spree” as the Philippines reached a high record of P11-trillion in borrowings. “With a record-breaking P11.07-trillion in debt, the Duterte administraiton continues to be on...
OCEA, a French shipbuilding company, has pledged P1.5 billion in investments for a shipyard project in the Philippines that may potentially create 500-600 direct and indirect jobs, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. The investment pledge was revealed by OCEA Chief Executive Officer...
(PIXABAY) Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Cynthia Saloma on Wednesday, July 7, said it is difficult to say now if Metro Manila may become resilient to the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the next few months. "Whether or not we are Delta resilient, mahirap po...
The local stock market continued to lose ground after failing to stay above the 7,000 level. The PSEi shed 49.43 points or 0.71 percent to close at 6,943.00 as share prices fell across the board with the Services counter leading the retreat. PH STOCKS Volume was anemic at 1.7 billion shares worth...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced Wednesday, July 7, its partnership with Asics as the official outfitter of the PH team bound to the Tokyo Olympics this month. POC President Bambol Tolentino hopes this renewal of partnership would translate a similar success when the country won the...
(PIXABAY) The new Lambda variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has so far spread to 30 countries, has been declared a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization (WHO). Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Cynthia Saloma said the Lambda variant has become "an...
The House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday, July 7 approved the substitute bill of the measure that seeks to declare a portion of the Philippine Rise as a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) even after two members of the panel got locked into a...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the agency is on track to meet its target number of registrants for the national ID system by the end of the year. In a statement, PSA said on Wednesday, July 7, that about 37.2 million Filipinos have completed Step 1 Registration with the Philippine...
Brazilian coach Jorge Edson Souza de Brito Brazilian coach Jorge Edson Souza de Brito can finally join the Philippine women’s volleyball team training in Ilocos Norte after securing his visa three days ago. Philippine National Volleyball Federation President Tats Suzara disclosed Wednesday, July...
