Brgy. Ginebra and Bay Area close out semis foes, begin title duel on Christmas Day

Jonas Terrado 12/22/2022

Bay Area’s quest to end its guest participation in the PBA with a championship will go through one of the league’s premier squads and its legion of fans. The Dragons and Barangay Ginebra set up an intriguing…

Bill seeks 13th-month pay for contractual workers

Marlon Ramos 12/21/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Contractual state workers, who comprise more than one-fourth of the nearly 2.5 million government employees, should receive 13th-month pay just like other civil servants, according to Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. Revilla, chair of the…

Aklan Provincial Board opposes international flights at Boracay Airport

Joey Marzan 12/20/2022

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — The provincial board of Aklan has opposed moves to allow the entry of international flights into Boracay Airport in Malay town, the jump-off point to the resort island of Boracay. According to…

Heads to roll at PLDT, says ‘disappointed’ MVP

Daxim L. Lucas 12/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — “Certainly, we’ve taken a knock on our reputation. We pride ourselves on governance, on disclosures, and we’re gonna get a knock. We have a job in trying to recover our credibility.” Thus said Manuel…

High prices dampen consumers’, firms’ optimism about 2023

Ronnel Domingo 12/17/2022

Expectations of even higher inflation, higher interest rates, a weaker peso and lower demand for their products and services have dampened the optimism of companies and households about their prospects in the first quarter of 2023 as…

PH needs to import 3M MT of rice to address looming shortage

Jordeene B. Lagare 12/17/2022

The Philippines will have to import as much as 3.4 million metric tons (MT) of rice next year to meet the anticipated shortage of the staple. “We will need to import between 3 [million MT] [and] 3.4…

Lawmakers pass new passport law

Jeanette Andrade 12/14/2022

The House of Representatives on Monday passed a measure that would replace the country’s existing passport law and simplify requirements to avail of passports as well as provide the elderly and persons with disability a 50 percent…

Lawmaker wants elementary kids to learn agriculture skills

Jeanette Andrade 12/14/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Will planting, this time around, be fun? To motivate the youth’s interest in agriculture, Camarines Sur Rep. Gabriel Bordado Jr. has proposed a measure that will start them young — by teaching farming and…

Justin Brownlee naturalization earns Senate approval on final reading

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 12/13/2022

MANILA, Philippines—Justin Brownlee’s bid to gain Filipino citizenship hurdled the Senate on Monday, bringing the beloved Philippine Basketball Association import closer to officially backstopping the national basketball program. Garnering 21 affirmative votes without any abstentions, the Senate…

SIM registration rolls out, to take effect Dec. 27

Miguel Camus 12/13/2022

Telecommunication companies are preparing to roll out their respective SIM registration portals in the coming weeks while new SIM cards will be sold in “deactivated mode”, as the mandatory rules on registration take effect on Dec. 27…

Marcos backs Maharlika fund: ‘We need added investment’

Nestor Corrales 12/12/2022

BRUSSELS — For the first time, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has publicly expressed support for the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) that seeks to establish a P275 billion sovereign wealth fund. Speaking to reporters aboard PR001 en…

Comelec resumes voter listup

Donna Pazzibugan 12/12/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will resume the registration of voters on Monday, ahead of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections set for Oct. 30 next year. John Rex Laudiangco, spokesperson for the Comelec, urged…

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