PBBM remembers dad as his ‘guiding force, steady voice of reason’

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday honored his father and namesake, the late former president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., on his 107th birth anniversary.

The younger Marcos took to social media to celebrate his father’s birthday, c…

Direct Paris-Manila flights favorable for PH tourism

MANILA – Air France’s resumption of its direct Manila-Paris flights after 20 years bodes well for the Philippine travel sector, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said, seeing it as a boost to French inbound arrivals.

It also pins the confidence of oth…

P31.93-B for gov’t pay hike released; transparency dashboard launched

MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has so far released about PHP31.93 billion to fund the salary increase of government workers in 257 state departments and agencies.

“We are doing everything we can so that we can release the bud…

NTF-ELCAC adopts paradigm shift in peacebuilding efforts

MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is adopting a “positive peace” framework, signifying a paradigm shift in its peacebuilding efforts amid the declining threat of communist insurgency.

NTF-ELCAC execut…

BIR, multi-sectoral groups renew partnership to improve tax service

MANILA – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and local business groups renewed its partnership with multi-sectoral groups to enhance taxpayer service.

In a statement Wednesday, the BIR said the partnership was renewed through the signing of a memor…

High-value suspect yields P7.3-M shabu in Negros Oriental town

DUMAGUETE CITY – Police officers have arrested a ‘high-value’ drug suspect and seized some PHP7.3 million worth of shabu in Negros Oriental province on Tuesday.

Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO…

Ringgit Opens Higher Against US Dollar Ahead Of US CPI Report

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar this morning amid cautious sentiment ahead of the upcoming United States (US) consumer price index (CPI) report, said an analyst.

At 8 am, the local note rose to 4.3330/3460 versus the gr…