(Sreenshot taken from PCG’s Facebook video) Following China’s “dangerous and unlawful” moves in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the national security advisors of the Philippines, United States (US), and Japan told Beijing to stop engaging in “further provocative behavior. On Dec. 13,...
The rate of prices of goods sold to wholesalers remained the same in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Thursday, Dec. 14. According to the PSA data, the general wholesale price index (GWPI) during the month remained at 4.4 percent. This was lower than the 7.6 percent recorded in...
Senator Robinhood Padilla is pushing for the acquisition of Multi-Purpose Amphibious Aircraft (MPAA) for the Philippine Navy, in a bid to avoid a repeat of the incidents between the Philippines and China during the former's resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In his privilege speech...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The provincial government and Philippine Airlines (PAL) will launch the Cebu-Laoag flight on Friday, December 15, to boost tourism, business, and leisure travel opportunities between the provinces of Cebu and Ilocos Norte. Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc is...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will submit to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) within this month the 10th candidate-port that must be covered in the pre-feasibility study aimed at repurposing these support facilities to service the needs of the flourishing billion-dollar offshore wind industry in...
The local stock market declined despite the strong performance by its US counterparts as investors here preferred to wait for results of both US Federal Reserve and Bangko Sentral Pilipinas (BSP) policy meetings. The main index dropped 36.65 points or 0.58 percent to close at 6,255.74 as the...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) has penciled in up to P5.0 billion worth of capital outlay for the repurposing of its Energy Supply Base (ESB) port facility in Mabini, Batangas, so it could be lined up for the logistics needs as well as to underpin support services to the thriving...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Tuesday, Dec. 12, that the 2024 national budget will cover the institutional amendments that will boost the country’s defensive posture in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “As we have learned from the constant bullying and aggression of China...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped to four percent in November. A MAN purchases tomatoes in a stall at the Iloilo Terminal Market in Iloilo City. The Philippine Statistics Authority said the inflation rate in Western Visayas went down to four percent in November. (Tara...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced the launch of its codeshare flights with American Airlines, making it the first marketed flights by a Philippine aircraft carrier across American cities. Through the “PR” code on American Airlines’ flights, PAL will mount flights for travelers between...
President Marcos made the right decision when he informed the international community about incidents of harassments in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), retired rPhilippine Navy general Rommel Jude Ong said on Tuesday, Dec. 12. The Chief Executive has been speaking with the international community in...
Chinese President Xi Jinping was “quiet and stoic” when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raised the country’s issues on the West Philippine Sea at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held last month in San Francisco. Senate President Juan Miguel...
