Day: February 26, 2025

Manila: Eight senatorial candidates backed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. have secured positions in the top 12 of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on voter preferences for the upcoming May 12 midterm elections. According to Philippines News Agency, the survey, commissioned by Stratbase Consultancy and conducted from February 15 to 19, revealed that ACT-CIS Party-list Representative Erwin Tulfo (Lakas) is leading with 45 percent of voter support. Senator Lito Lapid (Nationalist People’s Coalition), aligned with the administration through Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas, is in the third position with 36 percent. Other administration-supported candidates making it into

Manila: The Philippine government remains the biggest market for marine transport engine manufacturer Honda Marine and Filipino marine solutions provider Propmech Corp., the companies’ officials told reporters Wednesday. According to Philippines News Agency, Honda Philippines, Inc. (HPI) and Propmech launched the Honda BF350, the Japanese brand’s flagship outboard engine, which is a 350 horsepower V8 engine-a first of its kind for Honda Marine. HPI president Sayaka Arai noted the significant potential in the Philippine market for the BF350, given the country’s island geography and growing demand for outboard motors. Honda Marine has already sold more than 1,000 units of the

Davao City: The Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) has authorized the city government to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with LTS Malls, Inc. (NCCC) to provide free movie access to persons with disabilities (PWDs). The council approved an ordinance allowing Mayor Sebastian Duterte to sign the MOA on behalf of the city government. This initiative builds on Ordinance 155-23, which grants PWDs free access to movies. According to Philippines News Agency, under the MOA, PWDs can avail of free movie passes at NCCC malls every Monday during the first screening of the day, limited to once a week. The resolution,

Eastern Visayas: Eastern Visayas registered an uptick in leptospirosis cases in the first six weeks of 2025 to 15 from nine cases in the same period in 2024, due to flooding brought by frequent heavy rains since late last year. According to Philippines News Agency, Jelyn Lopez-Malibago, the information officer of the Department of Health (DOH) 8 (Eastern Visayas), reported that the cases were detected in the provinces of Leyte, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar, as well as Tacloban City. She noted that there were no clusters of cases and no fatalities, attributing this to increased awareness about the disease

Manila: Local shares rebounded during Wednesday’s trading while the Philippine peso finished sideways. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose 1.33 percent to 6,144.96, with All Shares increasing by 0.77 percent to 3,668.41 points. According to Philippines News Agency, Philippine shares gained some momentum, finishing just short of the 6200 marker as signs continued to show that the country strengthened foreign relations with the United States. Regina Capital Development Corp. head of sales Luis Limlingan noted that news of the Trump administration exempting the Philippines from its freeze on foreign aid was taken positively, while other regional markets continued