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Day: March 15, 2023

Brent prices fall below $72/bbl at ICE – market data

Brent oil futures with the settlement in May 2023 plunged below $72 per barrel at the London-based ICE for the first time since December 22, 2021, according to trading data, Trend reports citing TASS.Brent prices lost 7.26% to $71.79 per barrel, accord…

Rain showers to continue over most of PH due to LPA, ‘amihan’

Most parts of the country will continue to experience rain showers caused by a low-pressure area (LPA) and the northeast monsoon or “amihan,” the weather bureau said Wednesday.
The LPA, last tracked 265 km. east-northeast of Davao City, will bring scat…

Bill empowering PBBM to suspend PhilHealth premium hike OK’d

The bill empowering President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to suspend the increase in premium rates for ‘direct contributors’ of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives.
During …

Jobless man from QC, father from Laguna claim Lotto prizes

Two bettors, a jobless man from Quezon City and a father from Laguna, who bagged the jackpots of two separate Lotto draws have claimed their prizes at the main office of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Mandaluyong City.
In a stateme…

NoCot guv touts ‘inclusive governance’ in address

Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza highlighted the gains of her “Serbisyong totoo” brand of governance during her first State of the Province Address here Tuesday.
Mendoza described her governance as inclusive, under which “no Cotabateño is left behind.”…

Passage of Bangsamoro Electoral Code hailed

Ranking government officials on Wednesday hailed the passage of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code, which would allow peaceful and credible polls from 2025 and beyond.
The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament passed on March 8 the Bangsamoro El…

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