Marcos to meet with Biden, Kishida in April

Frances Mangosing 03/18/2024

  The Philippines, the United States, and Japan are finalizing plans for the first official meeting between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington next month. This meeting…

SMC-led group to pay gov’t P30B upfront for Naia deal

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad 03/18/2024

SMC SAP & Co. Consortium will pay the government P30 billion upfront when signing the P170.6 billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) rehabilitation contract at Malacañang Palace on Monday, March 18. This payment is a portion of…

Marcos signs ‘anti-no permit, no exam’ bill into law

Jean Mangaluz 03/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. announced on Friday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has the “Anti-No Permit, No Exam Act” into law. Revilla, the main proponent of the law, praised its passage as Republic Act…

Blinken’s Manila visit aims to boost US-PH ties

Adrian Parungao 03/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to the Philippines aims to boost mutual economic goals and strengthen cooperation between the nations. Blinken will be in Manila from March 18 to 19, the Department…

Rise of AI: Five business predictions in 2024

Zaza Soriano-Nicart 03/15/2024

Over the last decade, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) expanded steadily, though often unnoticed. Now, with generative AI tools becoming more accessible, people are becoming more aware of AI’s potential, and this trend is expected to…

PhilHealth: Free mammograms, ultrasound for women starting July

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 03/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will offer free mammograms and ultrasound for Filipino women starting July. This was announced by House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez after meeting with PhilHealth officials, including its president…

Ramadan: Muslims start 30-day fasting

Edwin Fernandez, Taher Solaiman 03/13/2024

COTABATO CITY—The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) here celebrates the holy month of Ramadan, as its compound is beautifully lit up as practiced starting Tuesday evening. In Marawi City, the Mindanao State University added to…

PH secures $4.2B investment deals with Germany

Julie Aurelio 03/13/2024

Berlin – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has successfully obtained over $4 billion in foreign investments from German companies to enhance collaboration in healthcare, information technology, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors in the Philippines during his recent visit to…

Fuel prices drop: Gasoline down by 50¢, diesel by 25¢ per liter

Meg Adonis 03/11/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Drivers will see a small decrease in fuel prices this week as local oil companies are reducing gasoline prices by P0.50 per liter, diesel by P0.25 per liter, and kerosene by P0.30 per liter…

‘High-level’ US trade mission to arrive in PH next week

Adrian Parungao 03/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry announced that a “high-level” US trade delegation is arriving next week to enhance “commercially meaningful partnerships.” According to DTI Foreign Trade Service Officer  Jollan Llaneza, the delegation, led…

DSWD alerts public on fake FB page offering jobs

Adrian Parungao 03/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday clarified that a Facebook account posing as the agency and offering job opportunities is fake. The account, not affiliated with DSWD, misleads users by…

Jobless Pinoys reach 2.15 million in January

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral 03/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The jobless rate in the country rose in January to 4.5 percent  from December’s record low of 3.1 percent. This increase was accompanied by a decrease in the number of people looking for jobs.…

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