MANILA: The Marcos administration has earmarked a total of PHP4 billion for the provision of fuel subsidies to public transport drivers, farmers, and fisherfolk, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced Thursday.In a statement, the DBM s…
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan: City officials here welcomed the second cruise ship to visit Palawan after the Covid-19 pandemic, saying cruise ship tourism is a major boost to the local economy.City Tourism Officer Demetrio Alvior Jr. said the Westerda…
MANILA: The local bourse’s main gauge rose anew on Thursday amidst investors’ wait-and-see stance for new economic data but the peso finished the day little changed against the greenback.The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose by 0.23 percent, …
MANILA: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday launched Project DANAS that seeks to strengthen the public’s knowledge of strong disasters through a collection of shared experiences of communities across the countr…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed lawyer Ferdinand Negre as the new commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC).Marcos appointed Negre on Feb. 27, based on the list of new presidential appointees released by the Pr…
DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental province on Thursday called on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to comply with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards, or their products will be pulled …
