The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the number of jobless Filipinos decreased in May compared to the previous year; however, the figures were higher than they were a month ago. The PSA Labor Force Survey revealed on Monday, July 8, that the unemployment rate in May this year...
The country’s inflation rate may have peaked this year after the rice tariff cut was implemented, analysts have suggested. In its June inflation report, the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) stated that the July inflation data will likely remain near the upper limit of the Bangko Sentral ng...
The government’s share of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) income increased by a quarter in May amid the gaming industry’s sustained resurgence. According to data from the Bureau of the Treasury, the gaming regulator and operator remitted P3.27 billion to state coffers in May...
(Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has renewed her push for the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 207, which aims to restore Philippine History as a separate subject in the high...
PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (left), Senator Sonny Angara (Rep. Nograles' office, Facebook) A ranking congresswoman is asking incoming Department of Education (DepEd) secretary, Senator Sonny Angara to include topics on the West...
Participants run during the “Takbo para sa West Philippine Sea” along Seaside Bvld. in Pasay City on July 7, 2024. The fun run which is oprganized by RUNRIO Inc. along with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), National Task Force-West Philippine Sea, Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and the...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Sunday, July 7, rallied Filipinos to unite on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. “Raising public awareness on the West Philippine Sea is key to rallying Filipinos to take a united stand on this issue,” said Tolentino, who was one of the 7,000...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Raul Angelo "Jil" Bongalon said on Saturday, July 6, that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. should show an aggressive stand on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and address the status of education in the country during his State-of-the-Nation...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) laid out...
The government is investigating the possible connection between the nine foreigners found dead in Pampanga and the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) operating illegally in the country. Pixabay According to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), a subject of interest in...
Jose T. Pardo and Ramon S. Monzon were re-elected as chairman and president, respectively, of the Philippine Stock Exchange, while Employers Confederation of the Philippines Chairman Edgardo G. Lacson returned to the bourse’s board of directors after a three-year hiatus. Photo (from left,...
Two teachers’ groups on Saturday, July 6, welcomed the reported directive of President Marcos to Senator and incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara to strengthen the teaching of Philippine history in basic education. The Philippine flag (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE...
