Day: September 17, 2025

Manila: More areas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression (TD) Mirasol was last tracked in the vicinity of Kabugao, Apayao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 5 p.m. bulletin on Wednesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the areas affected include Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the western and northern portions of Isabela, the northwestern portion of Quirino, the northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, the northern portion of Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and the northern portion of La Union. These regions have

Manila: Hopes for further reduction in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key rates partially boosted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), while the peso stood its ground against the US dollar on Wednesday. The local bourse’s main index rose 1.01 percent to 6,210.66 points, and the All Shares increased by 0.60 percent to 3,728.61 points. According to Philippines News Agency, all the sectoral gauges tracked the main index, led by the Services, which rose 1.90 percent. Mining and Oil followed with a jump of 1.47 percent, along with the Financials gaining 1.02 percent; Holding Firms increased by 0.88 percent;

Manila: Internet watchdog Scam Watch Pilipinas (Scam Watch) has criticized the response of local bank BDO Unibank (BDO) over a viral case involving unauthorized bank transactions, describing it as ‘incomplete’ and ‘unfair to depositors.’ According to Philippines News Agency, Scam Watch co-founder Art Samaniego expressed dissatisfaction with BDO’s reaction to a viral social media post, pointing out that the bank’s response fails to address the core issue. Samaniego highlighted BDO’s focus on social engineering and familial fraud while overlooking the crucial question of how the bank’s own security limits were bypassed. Samaniego emphasized that banks enforce daily withdrawal and transfer

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday ordered the suspension of preparations for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections set on October 13, following a temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court against the implementation of Bangsamoro Autonomy Act 77. According to Philippines News Agency, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia stated in a press briefing that the commission en banc’s decision to halt all preparations complies with the Supreme Court’s ruling. Garcia emphasized that all election-related activities will remain suspended until the TRO is lifted or a final ruling is made by the Court regarding

Cagayan de oro: The number of registered members of the Philippine Health Insurance, Inc. (PhilHealth) in the Northern Mindanao region has surpassed 2.7 million, reaching 91 percent of the target for the year, as announced by an official on Wednesday. PhilHealth-10 Vice President Delio Aseron II revealed that these registered members also support over two million dependents through existing health programs as of June 2025. According to Philippines News Agency, even foreign residents in Northern Mindanao who are paying members can take advantage of these programs, benefiting their dependents as well. Of the total beneficiaries, 2.5 million have enrolled in