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Day: June 8, 2023

Canada to open Indo-Pacific agri office in PH

The Canadian government announced on Thursday its decision to open an Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food office in Manila, highlighting the important role the Philippines plays in its 2.3 billion Canadian dollars (PHP96 billion) Indo-Pacific Strat…

Teodoro: Quake drills to equip Filipinos with lifesaving skills

Newly-appointed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said Thursday public participation in the quarterly Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) would provide participants with the necessary lifesaving ski…

BSP rates post mixed results

The rates of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposit facility (TDF) registered mixed directions on Wednesday but demand remained strong, data from the central bank showed. The average rate of the seven-day facility slipped to 6.5823 percen…

6 super health centers to serve Iloilo’s isolated areas

Health services will be more accessible to residents of geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) with six super health centers soon to rise in identified municipalities in Iloilo province’s 5th District. “We need the super health centers…

Grant for PH studies at Singapore institute extended for 3 years

Funding for the Philippine Studies Program at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)-Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore has been extended for three years, paving the way for a deeper understanding of the country among Filipino and foreign stude…

Lionel Messi to join MLS club Inter Miami

Lionel Messi will join Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami, the US team confirmed in a Twitter video on Wednesday. The video showed rumors about what Messi’s next move would be after his departure from French side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) late…