The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided hot meals and psychological first aid (PFA) to children affected by the fire in Navotas City on New Year’s Eve. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Volunteers from PRC went back to Barangay NBBN in Navotas City to serve hot meals and provide PFA to 338...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, January 5 said dialogue and friendly relations with any country are always welcome news. Legarda issued the statement after Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Marcos that China is ready to resume oil and gas exploration talks with the...
Local flour millers will seek to extend the three-year definitive anti-dumping duty on wheat flour from Turkey on fears that “dumping” practices could resume once the punitive duty expires. In a statement, Philippine Association of Flour Millers (PAFMIL) Executive Director Ric Pinca said local...
The local stock market continued to trek higher after the announcement of a favorable inflation rate for December. The main index rose 42.83 points or 0.64 percent to close at 6,761.33 as Banks led the advance while the Services and Mining counters declined. Volume improved slightly to 1.85 billion...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said he would demand from both the Philippines and China to be 100 percent transparent if and when negotiations for joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) start. "The purpose of transparency is for us to know if the agreement is...
The Philippine Development Plan (PDP), the blueprint for social and economic development for the next six years, prioritizes mass transport, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Specifically, the plan calls for developing railways, road-based, and ferry systems in metropolitan...
Introducing the Philippine Forest Dog or 'Asong Gubat' The Philippine Circuit, an annual event organized by the Philippine Canine Club, Inc. (PCCI) showcasing some of the best purebred show dogs all over the world, is back at the Smart Araneta Coliseum right at the heart of the Araneta Center,...
Consumer prices quickened even further in December, driven mainly by faster increases in food prices particularly vegetables during the holidays that brought the country’s full-year inflation rate way beyond the government’s target, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said that the current benefits for its members won't be affected by the suspension of the scheduled increase of its contribution rate this year. "Despite the suspension ay...
No one guessed the winning combination for Grand Lotto 6/55 with a jackpot prize worth P132,308,964.80 in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Lotto / MANILA BULLETIN The lucky numbers were 08-49-02-44-07-19. However, 56 bettors won the second...
A new low pressure area (LPA) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but is unlikely to develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) advised in its 4 p.m. forecast on...
The inclusion of ecozone development in the country’s Philippine Development Plan PDP 2023-2028 (PDP) is expected to boost the 10 percent growth target in investments set by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). In a statement, PEZA OIC Deputy Director General Tereso O. Panga said the...
