BAGUIO CITY – The employment rate remains high in the Cordillera region, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The PSA said the region has an employment rate of 96.7 percent as of January 2024, higher than the national employment rate of 95.5 percent. On the other hand, the...
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has barred the Department of National Defense (DND) from making any contact with the Chinese Embassy in Manila over what he described as devious machination to manipulate and the discussion on the West Philippine Sea. “I reiterate that I have disallowed any...
Recognizing the need for equal opportunity for all in the workplace, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) launched a livelihood project dubbed as "Karunungang Pangkabuhayan Pangkababaihan" to reintegrate women into the workplace and provide them with the opportunity to earn decent...
Meralco has finally cracked the puzzle that the rest of the 10 teams had struggled to solve all eliminations long. Behind the stifling defense and explosive transition offense, the Bolts built a sizeable lead before averting collapse down the stretch to hand San Miguel its first defeat, 95-92, in...
The Philippine military had supposedly entered early this year into an agreement with China over the South China Sea, the Chinese embassy in Manila claimed Saturday, May 4. The embassy said that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command agreed to a "new model" on the management of...
Rafi Reavis seemed to have found the fountain of youth and gave Magnolia the much-needed boost especially at a time when the Hotshots were missing the services of Calvin Abueva. Rafi Reavis sizzles for Magnolia. (PBA Images) With Magnolia not only needing to bounce back from a deflating loss where...
Blackwater finally arrested a seven-game losing skid, salvaging some measure of pride with a 102-73 victory over Phoenix to end the 2024 Philippine Cup on a bright note on Saturday, May 4 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Jaydee Tungcab puts up a career-best outing for Blackwater (PBA...
OLONGAPO CITY, Zambales -- Australian Luke Bate and South Korean Jeong Hye Rim dominated the elite category in the 2024 Subic Bay International Triathlon (SuBIT) at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Freeport Boardwalk on Saturday, May 4. Australian Luke Bate, center, pose with the other...
Defense chiefs of the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia have slammed China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea, prompting them to line up recent more quadrilateral maritime actions to assert rules-based order in the waters. Department of National Defense (DND)...
Rain or Shine flaunted its depth and clobbered NLEX, 120-104, to clinch a quarterfinal spot in a rousing fashion in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Friday, May 3. The fresh legs were very much evident for the Elasto Painters, who were coming off a weeklong break as six...
The defense chiefs of the United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines have expressed serious concerns over the repeated harassments of China on local vessels, the latest was the incident near the Scarborough Shoal where two Chinese Coast Guard vessels used high-pressure water cannons on a...
Concern over higher inflation for April continued to weigh on the local stock market. The main index declined 31.00 points or 0.47 percent to close at 6,615.55 due to the weakness of the Property and Services counters as most other sectors were in the green. Volume rose to 764 million shares worth...
