BOC seizes P43-B smuggled goods in 2023

MANILA: The Enforcement and Security Service of the Enforcement Group (ESS-EG) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported the seizure of PHP43.40 billion worth of smuggled goods in 2023.

In a statement Monday, Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio reported that…

Bacolod City records rising rotavirus cases in kids under 5 years old

BACOLOD CITY: Cases of rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhea among children below five years old, have continued to increase in this city in the past three months.

From Jan. 1 to March 23, a total of 101 cases were recorded, of which 31…

NAIA logs over 1M passengers during Holy Week

MANILA: The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has logged 1,040,707 passengers from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, higher by 12 percent compared to the 926,755 passengers that the country’s main gateway had during the same period last year, data…

Manaoag logs over 600K visitors during Holy Week

MALASIQUI: Around 600,000 visitors trooped to the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary of Manaoag in Pangasinan during the Holy Week.

Manaoag Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario, in a phone interview on Monday, said devotees and visitors started to flock to…

Modest growth for PH manufacturing PMI in March

MANILA: The country’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) recorded a modest growth in March this year at 50.9.

March’s PMI was slightly lower than February’s 51 but a PMI above 50 is still considered growth.

The manufacturing PMI gauges t…

Duty Free PH offers 5% discount for OFWs, balikbayan

MANILA: Duty Free Philippines (DFP) on Monday announced a 5-percent discount for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and balikbayan at its flagship store, Fiestamall, in Parañaque City.

OFWs and balikbayans (Filipinos visiting or returning after a perio…

PH investment climate improving – lawmaker

MANILA: A House leader on Monday said the overall investment climate in the Philippines is improving especially with the administration’s efforts to shore up the economy under the Bagong Pilipinas brand of governance.

House Deputy Majority Leader and…