Manila Water Philippine Ventures, Inc. (MWPV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manila Water Co. Inc., has renewed its agreement with the Metropolitan Cebu Water District, following the conclusion of their previous contract last year. In a disclosure made to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on...
The local stock market dipped as investors wait for tomorrow’s announcement of the country’s last gross domestic product report for 2023. The main index shed 8.67 points or 0.13 percent to close at 6,622.01 with sectoral indices evenly mixed. Volume was still low at 550 million shares worth...
More than 200 Chinese vessels were spotted around Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, a low-tide elevation in the Spratly Islands, the Philippine Navy (PN) said on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The presence of Chinese vessels in Panganiban Reef, located 250 kilomteres from Palawan, poses a challenge for the Armed...
State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) will transfer the Philippine Air Force (PAF) housing facilities from Air Force City, Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga to New Clark City in Tarlac. In a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 30, the BCDA said the relocation project would cost P4.24...
Following three consecutive years of decline, the local farm output posted a marginal recovery last year, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In the last quarter of last year, the value of agricultural and fisheries production rose by 0.7 percent, primarily due to increased output of crops,...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the economy posted a slight improvement in the third quarter of last year than earlier reported, following revisions related to manufacturing, financial insurance, and service activities. The PSA said the expansion of the manufacturing industry...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Amid allegations of manipulated Lotto results, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) was told by Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda to acquire the services of a third-party...
With their mission to give their families and loved ones a better future, many Filipinos are left with no choice to hop on an airplane and find better jobs in another country. In a survey reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority released in October 2023, there are around 1.96 million...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifteen thousand individuals here have no birth certificates and the Civil Registrar’s Office is eyeing to register them. Hermilo Pa-oyon, city civil registrar, said that they were among the more than 19,000 individuals who have submitted their documents for verification based on...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) performs water drops using a bambi bucket onboard a Super Huey helicopter to suppress a wildfire in Brgy. Dalupirip, Itogon, Benguet on Jan. 29, 2024. (Photo by PAF) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deployed personnel equipped with firefighting skills to suppress a...
The local stock market lost ground as investors held on to cash while waiting for economic news here and overseas. The main index dropped 55.41 points or 0.83 percent to close at 6,630.68 with the Mining and Oil sector leading the retreat. Volume was thin at 303 million shares worth P4.22 billion...
Philippine Christian University-Dasmarinas streaked to its fourth win with a 77-58 drubbing of Manila Central University Monday, Jan. 29, in the Universities and Colleges Athletic League-PG Flex Linoleum Season 6 at the Paco Arena in Manila. Alvin Reyes leads PCU by scattering 17 points. (UCAL...
