FUNDING lost to corruption from the flood control scandal could have been used for climate adaptation programs, advocacy group Oxfam Pilipinas said, noting potential vulnerability to climate disasters ...
A REGIONAL Trial Court (RTC) in San Juan has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Estrada’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against former Public Works engineer Brice Ericson D. Hernandez, ...
THE PHILIPPINE Ports Authority (PPA) has recorded a total of 1.51 million passengers at the country’s major ports during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day. Data provided by the port regulator showed that ...
THE MAIN INDEX sank to the 5,800 level on Monday, hitting a near seven-month low, due to heavy selling amid expectations that Philippine economic growth may have slowed in the third quarter. The ...
ABOUT 4,417 samples of Philippine rice seed were added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway, a secure Arctic facility ...
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said he hopes to arrest the decline in banana exports by focusing on the containment of Panama disease and improving overseas market access. In a ...
TWO REGIONS in the Philippines approved a P500 to P700 pay bump for domestic workers, according to the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) on Monday. In a wage order posted on the NWPC’s ...
CORPORATE BOND markets need to serve as the Philippines’ “spare tire” during crises that strike the banking system, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. Speaking at a joint general assembly of ...
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it expects to generate savings of about P60 billion from construction materials, which it found to be overpriced in the course of conducting the ...
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday Felipe VI, the king of Spain, will pay a state visit to China from November 10 to November 13, the first by a Spanish monarch in 18 years, as Madrid seeks ...
The state-run LANDBANK has rolled out its Agriculture Growth and Resource Integration through Strategic and Enhanced Delivery of Support and Opportunities (AGRISENSO) Plus lending program, which aims ...
For the first time in the “Queen City of the South,” a “Fashion & Arts Weekend” will be a major part of a wedding expo.