Day: July 29, 2025

Baguio: A landslide damaged the base of an electric pole of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) here on Tuesday, causing an emergency power interruption in parts of La Trinidad, Itogon, and Bokod in Benguet, as well as several areas in this city. According to Philippines News Agency, Beneco said it expects to fix the problem in 10 to 12 hours despite the bad weather, after the landslide cut power in three feeder lines. “Beneco is doing its best to restore power, but the weather is uncooperative,” Laarni Ilagan, Beneco community relations officer, said in a message. She stated that Beneco’s

Beijing: China’s capital city of Beijing will host the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) next year. More than 1,000 athletes from over 200 countries and regions are expected to join the six-day event, to be held in China for the third time. The 2006 edition took place in Shanghai and the 2018 edition in Hangzhou. According to Philippines News Agency, the announcement was made during the World Aquatics General Congress being held alongside the World Aquatics Championship and World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore. Beijing has demonstrated excellence in hosting top-level competitions. It is the first city to host both

San juan city: The Philippine economy continues to be one of the fastest-growing in Asia, despite various external challenges, as highlighted by Department of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto. During a post-State of the Nation Address conference in San Juan City, Recto emphasized the country’s robust economic growth and job creation under the Marcos administration. According to Philippines News Agency, Recto stated that the Philippine economy has experienced an average expansion of 5.9 percent since 2022. This growth trajectory places it among the leading economies in Asia, even in the face of global uncertainties such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Middle Eastern

Manila: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will implement two programs this week for workers who were affected by the severe weather disturbances experienced in several regions last week. Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the DOLE regional offices have conducted profiling of workers in some areas affected by flooding due to Tropical Storms Crising and Dante and Typhoon Emong, as well as the southwest monsoon. According to Philippines News Agency, Secretary Laguesma emphasized that despite the challenging weather conditions, DOLE frontliners have been reaching out to those impacted by the natural disasters. They have already completed the profiling process, enabling

Manila: The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) fully awarded the reissued Treasury bond (T-bonds) during Tuesday’s auction. With a remaining term of 18 years and 10 months, the T-bond fetched an average rate of 6.584 percent. The auction was almost twice oversubscribed with total tenders reaching PHP39.5 billion. According to Philippines News Agency, the Committee decided to raise the full program of PHP20 billion. This brings the total outstanding volume for the series to PHP212.7 billion.