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July 23, is celebrated annually as Philippines-Japan Friendship Day, as mandated by Proclamation No. 854 in 2006.
In a major effort to intensify the fight against cryptocurrency-related fraud in the country, Scam Watch Pilipinas has partnered with Chainabuse.
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a new 19% tariff rate for goods from the Philippines after what he called a “beautiful visit” by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White ...
THIS YEAR is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and she hasn’t aged a bit as the cultural touchstone of classy romance. Her Pride and Prejudice anti-hero, Mr. Darcy, perennially pops up in ...
AROUND 90,000 customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) are affected by power outages as of 2 p.m. brought by heavy rains caused by southwest monsoon. In a statement on Tuesday, Meralco said that the ...
ABOUT P360 million worth of financial aid for indigent Filipinos affected by Severe Tropical Storm Wipha (Crising), a congressman said on Tuesday. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. instructed the ...
CREDIT DEMAND in emerging Asia could be dampened by trade uncertainties, S&P Global Ratings said, but bank lending in the Philippines has remained resilient despite these headwinds. “There are signs ...
THE GOVERNMENT Service Insurance System (GSIS) has appointed Executive Vice- President for Support Services Juliet M. Bautista as the state pension fund’s officer-in-charge (OIC) following the ...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and policemen seized P1.7 million worth of crystal meth (shabu) from two peddlers entrapped in one of the barangays in this city on Monday.
A Philippine delegation of 42 agribusiness entrepreneurs and academics traveled to Ho Chi Minh from June 24 to 27 to observe best practices in farming, logistics, manufacturing, and retailing related ...
THE TOURISM Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) said it has secured P192.3 million worth of investments so far this year.
The Philippines placed 16th out of 250 countries and territories with a total of 302,443 breached accounts in the second quarter, latest data from Surfshark’s Data Breach Statistics showed. This was ...