Sto. Niño de Cebu parish warns faithful vs. bogus social media pages

MANILA: The Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu on Wednesday warned the public against bogus social media accounts claiming to be connected with it.

‘The Augustinian friars of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu would like to inform everyone …

DepEd debunks fake ‘allowance’ post for Grades 1 to 6

MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday debunked a social media post offering “pang baon” (allowance) to learners in exchange for their information.

In an advisory, the DepEd said the post promising to grant allowance to Grades 1 to …

Female business leaders in Vietnam rising

Hanoi: Vietnam has been in the world’s top 10 countries having the highest share of senior female managers in recent years, which demonstrates female entrepreneur’s management capacity and gender equality in business establishments.

International Bus…

Too soon to cut rates, BSP chief says

MANILA: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said it is too early to cut key rates even if fresh inflation data remains within the government target and the forecast of the central bank.

In a press chat Wednesday, Remolona said…

Instant cross-border digital remittance in ASEAN online by July 2026

MANILA: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor for Payments and Currency Management Sector Mamerto Tangonan said Wednesday an instant cross-border digital remittance in Southeast Asia will be online by July 2026.

In a press chat, Tangonan …

PBBM seeks PH-Australia collab on RE, agri, infra, tourism, health

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed his intent to leverage the Philippines’ partnership with Australia in the areas of renewable energy, agriculture, digital economy, infrastructure, tourism, and health.

This, as Marcos w…

BFP-Ilocos calls for vigilance vs. fire incidents

MALASIQUI: The Bureau of Fire Protection Ilocos Region (BFP-1) is urging the public to be vigilant against fire incidents as it strengthens awareness bid and increase response rate and assets following the 39-percent rise of incidents in 2023.

In a p…