The month-on-month sales of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) continued to record improvements for two consecutive months after quarantine measures were eased since May.
A joint report of CAMPI and Truck Manufacturers Association showed that vehicle sales in June …
Read MoreAligned with its vision that “no Bangsamoro child is left behind” in terms of education, the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-BARMM) launched Monday its flagship programs for the school year 2020-2021.
BARMM Chief …
Read MoreAs the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases continue to rise in the Caraga Region, the region’s mining industry said it has stepped up relief efforts to ease the pandemic’s impact on the region’s over two million households.
In a statement Monday, the Caraga Region Chamber …
Read MoreThe intermittent rains brought by Tropical Depression Carina have been considered a blessing by farmers in Cagayan Valley Region, particularly in Isabela and Cagayan provinces.
Corn farmer Roberto Cabaddu said the rains would at least mitigate the losses from their dry palay and corn …
Read MoreThe Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office for Bicol, through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), distributed at least 78 units of pedicab to the Libmanan Padyak Operators and Drivers (LPOD) group.
Nelson Osial Jr., DSWD-SLP social marketing officer, said on Monday …
Read MoreThe applications of 21 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) under the Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Antique have been approved as of July 13.
Gabriel C. Ebanen, P3 coordinator for Antique province, said in …
Read MoreFrances Ern Mariveles dreamt of being a lawyer someday as he enrolled for college at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sta. Mesa, Manila in 2016, where he took political economy.
In a phone interview Monday, his mother, Therese Fuentes, said he was …
Read MoreThe city government here will appeal to retain its modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status and avoid being placed under the general community quarantine (GCQ) as recommended by the national Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases.
“We are going to make an …
Read MoreMayor Sara Z. Duterte said Monday she received information that the National Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) is set to revert the entire city to general community quarantine (GCQ) from the current modified GCQ on July 15.
Duterte said the local government will appeal the …
Read MoreThe Board of Investments (BOI) recorded PHP645.3 billion of approved investments in the first six months of the year, bouncing back strongly with a 112-percent surge from just PHP304.4 billion in the same period in 2019, Trade Secretary and BOI chairman Ramon Lopez said Monday.…
Read MoreOfficials of the Negros Oriental Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Monday appealed to government agencies that are sending authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) to strictly observe health protocols.
Provincial IATF executive director Adrian Sedillo and assistant …
Read MoreAligned with its vision that “no Bangsamoro child is left behind” in terms of education, the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-BARMM) launched Monday its flagship programs for the school year 2020-2021.
BARMM Chief …
Read MoreMayor Sara Z. Duterte said Monday she received information that the National Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) is set to revert the entire city to general community quarantine (GCQ) from the current modified GCQ on July 15.
Duterte said the local government will appeal the …
Read MoreThe city government here will appeal to retain its modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status and avoid being placed under the general community quarantine (GCQ) as recommended by the national Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases.
“We are going to make an …
Read MoreThe Board of Investments (BOI) recorded PHP645.3 billion of approved investments in the first six months of the year, bouncing back strongly with a 112-percent surge from just PHP304.4 billion in the same period in 2019, Trade Secretary and BOI chairman Ramon Lopez said Monday.…
Read MoreOfficials of the Negros Oriental Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Monday appealed to government agencies that are sending authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) to strictly observe health protocols.
Provincial IATF executive director Adrian Sedillo and assistant …
Read MoreThe US on Thursday approved a planned purchase by Japan of 105 F-35 joint strike fighters estimated to be worth USD23 billion amid escalating tension in the South China Sea between China and US allies.
The approved package includes 63 F-35A conventional takeoff and …
Read MoreSome 180 academic institutions in the United States joined the avalanche of opposition to the Trump administration’s controversial visa policy for international students, according to an amicus brief document filed to the Massachusetts federal district court and released to the public on Friday.
The …
Read MoreThe national government is now discouraging home-based quarantine for those who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to minimize the risk of transmission within households, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Sunday.
Nograles, also co-chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management …
Read MoreThe Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Saturday urged Filipinos to help fight climate change by switching to plant-based diet, which has been shown to reduce the ecological footprint of human food consumption.
In a press release, the DENR, through its Environmental …
Read MoreThe city government here has reimposed a liquor ban and curfew in an effort to address the surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.
City Mayor Myca Elizabeth Vergara issued Executive Order No. 2020-13 entitled “Imposition of liquor ban and citywide curfew within the …
Read MoreNBA is set to return at the end of July as teams arrived at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida this week to return to work.
Players have begun practices while following the new coronavirus safety protocols in a secluded …
Read MoreMalacañang took a hands-off approach anew on the franchise of media giant ABS-CBN Corp. saying it would defer to the Supreme Court to decide if the network’s franchise can be regained through the proposed “people’s initiative.”
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark after …
Read MoreHouse of Representatives Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday urged the public to respect the decision of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises to deny the bid of media giant ABS-CBN for a new 25-year franchise.
Cayetano also asked the public to read the …
Read MoreFilipinos can now avail of housing loans with the “lowest interest rates” until December.
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Eduardo del Rosario on Friday announced the approval of the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) promotional rates for its members …
Read MoreThe development of the Clark International Airport (CRK) into one of the country’s premier international gateways is about to hit another milestone after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that its new passenger terminal building is almost complete.
In a Facebook post on Friday, …
Read MoreThe commissioning of the BRP Jose Rizal, the country’s first missile-frigate, marks the start of the Philippine Navy‘s “new era of development and transformation,” President Rodrigo R. Duterte said Friday.
“Today is the beginning of a new era of development and transformation for our …
Read MoreThe acquisition of two missile-armed corvettes, which were planned to backstop the two brand-new frigates acquired from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), will likely be pushed to Horizon 3 of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on …
Read MoreMount Bulusan in Sorsogon, which has been rocked by a series of volcanic quakes in the past several days, has taken a breather as seismic instruments failed to detect any volcanic event in the past 24-hour observation period.
A bulletin released by the Philippine …
Read MoreThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) witnessed the handover of 500,000 surgical masks donated by the Soong Ching Ling Foundation (SCLF) of Beijing, China, through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) last July 8.
The surgical masks, valued at 1.2 million Chinese renminbi, were …
Read MoreCouples belonging to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community are among those allowed to motorcycle back-riding, a police official said on Saturday.
“Kung titingnan po natin, binanggit po ng NTF (National Task Force against Covid-19) na ito ay para sa married couple and …
Read MoreAn official of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Saturday reminded Filipinos who are looking to go abroad for non-essential purposes about the several conditions set by the Inter-Agency Tasks Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) before they will be allowed to leave the country.…
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) is still waiting for the extension of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act to resume its cash assistance to families of health workers who died of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) while in the line of duty.
“Sa ngayon hinihintay …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) has condemned the explosion that ripped through a police car in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao on Thursday, killing a police officer and the civilian driver and injuring four others.
“I offer my deepest condolences, on behalf of the whole PNP …
Read MorePhilippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Gamboa on Saturday ordered the temporary suspension of all activities for new cadets of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) after a female cadet died of electrolyte imbalance or hypokalemia (low potassium intake).
In a media statement, PNP …
Read MoreThe arrest warrant issued against the three cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) implicated in the death of Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio has been served, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Friday.
“The warrant of arrest issued by Presiding …
Read MoreA suspected leader of a gun-for-hire and armed robbery group, responsible for the series of crimes in the province before the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, was shot dead here after an encounter with police on Thursday.
In an interview Friday, Pangasinan police provincial …
Read MoreThe Bicol Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) will impose more stringent protocols on receiving returning locally stranded individuals (LSI) due to an increase in confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
On Tuesday, the Department of Health (DOH) …
Read MoreA party-list lawmaker on Thursday urged the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of all the funds spent in the implementation of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act and the foreign loans and grants secured by the Philippines to fight the …
Read MoreThe Philippine embassy in Canberra had been receiving job orders from Australian employers in hiring workers from the country, Ambassador Ma. Hellen dela Vega said Thursday.
“Notwithstanding this Covid (coronavirus disease) situation we are in, nakakatanggap na rin po ang ating Philippine Overseas Labor …
Read MoreBrooks Brothers, one of the oldest apparel retailers in the United States, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact businesses.
In a statement, the company said it has commenced Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court …
Read MoreDepartment of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Thursday assured the families and relatives of the 274 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) that all their bodies will be repatriated to the country.
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Read MoreThe termination of the Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States (US) remains suspended and is not lifted, Malacañang said on Thursday.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte is not giving any fresh directive about the fate of VFA which …
Read MoreThe Catholic priest-architect who designed the liturgical furnishings and the sacristy for the Mass officiated by Pope Francis at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila in 2015 died early Thursday. He was 50.
A CBCP News report said Fr. Alex Bautista died of neuromuscular ailment …
Read MoreMayor Crisostomo Garbo on Thursday said there is no stoppage of work at the Yokohama Tire Phils Inc. (YTPI), a manufacturing plant inside Clark Freeport here.
He made the statement to shed light on news reports that he was pushing for work stoppage at …
Read MoreAnti-drug operatives dismantled another drug den and arrested eight alleged pushers and users in an operation in a housing village here on Wednesday night.
Kath Abad, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Region 12, said Thursday the drug den was discovered by operatives …
Read MoreThe Minasangay Island Ecological Park and Resort in Balangkayan, Eastern Samar has started its operation this week to cater to local tourists amid the global health crisis.
In a video message posted on the Facebook page of Mayor Allan Contado on Thursday, he said …
Read MoreOne hundred tents, two vans with toilet and bath, are scheduled to be turned over to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Thursday afternoon, for the locally stranded individuals (LSIs) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.
“These were donated by …
Read MoreThe local government unit (LGU) here has reminded those aged 20 and below to abide by the guidelines of the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) and stay at home amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
The Bayambang police on Tuesday nabbed some 55 young people …
Read MoreThe New Zealand embassy in Manila donated a total of PHP800,000 to the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) for its procurement of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers and front-liners.
The embassy said two Filipino students approached Ambassador Peter Kell and …
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