A Philippine Army (PA) general has been relieved after he was tagged in the murder of a Davao City-based model and businesswoman last month. Brigadier General Jesus Durante III (Malacañang file photo) Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., PA Commanding General, said that Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III was...
Guests were delighted to bring home one of Ilocos' agricultural produce The prices of onions have been going up since last year, and it seems to be staying that way—for the meantime. This is why the groom Jayson Saplala and his bride Lorellei Monette Savedra thought of the idea to give...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said the contract of the third-party auditor for Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) has been under review since September last year. In a statement, Pagcor said that its contract with Global ComRCI, the third-party auditor for offshore...
The exam is by Philippine Board of Rehabilitation Medicine After emerging as first place in the written examination by Philippine Board of Rehabilitation Medicine, Centro Escolar University School of Pharmacy alumnus, Dr. Ruben Zarate again topped the exam. This time, the Oral Diplomate...
The country’s economic growth in the third quarter last year was maintained at 7.6 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The PSA made the announcement a day before the scheduled release of the fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) performance on...
Filipino workers who have existing contracts or are planning to work in India have been given the greenlight to push through their employment there. This came after the Philippine government resumed the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) there after imposing a ban on it due to the South...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has committed to push through and boost its efforts to further strengthen the country’s workforce to advance economic recovery. Bloomberg photo In a statement, TESDA Director General Danilo P. Cruz shared that TESDA is currently...
Farm output declined for third straight year owing to weak crop and fishery sectors, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Data from the PSA showed that the value of production in agriculture and fisheries dropped 0.1 percent in January to December last year....
With thousands of domestic and foreign visitors packing various festival activities, Dinagyang’s return to the city’s streets exceeded expectations, according to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. A "complete success" was how he described the festival’s return to a face-to-face celebration after two...
A total of 10 kilos of sibuyas! Four days before their wedding, April Lyka Birrey and Erwin Nobis asked their good friend Carl Michael Montecarlo Poblacion of Wonderful Works to come up with a bridal bouquet with touches of onions. It was a challenge he couldn't pass up. Add to the fact that the...
Today, Jan. 25, 2023, is the 90th birth anniversary of Maria Corazon “Cory” Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino who served as the 11th President of the Republic of the Philippines from Feb. 25, 1986 to June 30, 1992. She opposed then President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. in a hotly contested snap election...
There were no jackpot winners for Ultra Lotto 6/58 and Super Lotto 6/49 in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Courtesy of MB Visual Content Group The winning numbers for Ultra Lotto were 24-35-18-43-49-22 for a jackpot prize worth P49,500,000....
