BSP: Banknotes with PH historical figures to remain in circulation

Dianne Sampang 12/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reiterated on Saturday that banknotes featuring the country’s historical figures will remain in circulation, following the launch of a new polymer banknote series. “The banknotes with historical figures…

DepEd, DSWD aim to teach 207K students to read in 2025

Jason Sigales 12/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to boost literacy, the Departments of Education (DepEd) and Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are aiming to teach 207,000 students to read through the “Tara, Basa!” (Let’s Read!) program in 2025.…

LPA outside PAR develops into tropical depression – Pagasa

Dianne Sampang 12/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) developed into a tropical depression on Saturday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. According to Pagasa,…

New LPA off Mindanao may become tropical cyclone in 24-48 hrs

Jason Sigales 12/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A new Low Pressure Area (LPA) that was spotted off Mindanao on Saturday morning may intensify into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 to 48 hours, the state weather agency said. According to…

Pandi mayor, councilor arrested for rape – NCRPO

Jason Sigales 12/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The mayor of Pandi town in Bulacan province, a municipal councilor, and another individual were arrested over two rape complaints, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Wednesday. Neither the NCRPO nor…

INQUIRER.net still No. 1 among Philippines news sites

Jason Sigales 12/17/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The most visited Philippine news website in 2024 as of November was Inquirer.net. This was according to data from the analytics firm Similarweb. The website logged 112.1 million visitors from January to November 2024,…

Comelec exempts 9 DOLE programs from election ban

Jown Manalo 12/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it exempted nine programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) from the election spending ban during the 2025 midterm elections. The exemption was granted…

PhilHealth has P150B surplus from 2024 budget – DOH

Jown Manalo 12/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) still has a P150-billion surplus from its 2024 budget even if it was given zero subsidy in 2025. The Department of Health (DOH) revealed this information on Monday,…

Gov’t workers to get extra cash this December

Julie Aurelio 12/15/2024

Government employees, military and uniformed personnel can look forward to slightly fatter pockets in time for the holidays after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  gave the go-signal for the payout of a one-time bonus not exceeding P20,000. The…

Atom Araullo wins red-tagging civil suit vs Badoy, Celiz

Tetch Torres-Tupas 12/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Broadcast journalist Atom Araullo won in the civil suit he filed against former anti-insurgency task force spokesperson Lorraine Badoy and confessed ex-communist rebel Jeffrey Celiz after being red-tagged as a member of the communist…

Bar exam result 2024: Supreme Court says 3,962 passed

Tetch Torres-Tupas - Reporter / @T2TupasINQ 12/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines  — With a passing rate of 37.84 percent, the 2024 Bar examination produced 3,962 new lawyers in the Philippines. Results of the country’s fourth digitalized Bar exam on Friday, Dec. 13, the Supreme Court announced.…

SC clarifies: Scores of bar topnotchers to be displayed

Jane Bautista - Reporter / @janebautistaINQ 12/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines —The names of those, who passed the bar exams, as well as the topnotchers and their scores, would be displayed publicly on wide screen at its compound in Padre Faura, Manila, the Supreme Court (SC)…

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