Local index rebounds, peso strong for 3 straight days

MANILA: The local index rebounded from its two-day losses while local currency finished strong for the third straight day.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed ahead of the long holidays gaining by 31.77 points to 6,501.00 level, with Al…

DOH checks readiness of hospitals to treat blast injuries

TACLOBAN: The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here has checked the readiness of hospitals in Eastern Visayas to treat firecracker-related injuries.

On Friday, key DOH officials in the region inspected the Eastern Visayas Medical Center, th…

NBI charges 2 bogus therapists offering services for special kids

MANILA: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has charged two female suspects for offering “therapy” services for children with special needs without proper government licenses.

In a statement on Friday, the NBI said Jogie Enal and Analiza Lopez…

Prices of live hogs drop in Negros Occidental

BACOLOD: Prices of live pigs in auction markets in Negros Occidental have decreased as hog raisers cannot ship out supply since the province is no longer certified and recognized free from African swine fever (ASF).

As of Friday, the liveweight price…

PH poverty rate declines to 22.4% in 1st half 2023

MANILA: The country’s poverty rate went down to 22.4 percent in the first half of the year from 23.7 percent in the same period in 2021.

In a briefing on Friday, Philippine Statistics Authority Undersecretary and National Statistician Dennis Mapa sai…

Wage board OKs P33 hike for Northern Mindanao minimum wage earners

MANILA: The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved a PHP33 increase for daily minimum wage earners in Northern Mindanao (Region 10), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Friday.

The DOLE said the wage b…

Ambulant vendors in Oriental Mindoro get bike ‘kariton’

CALAPAN: Seventy-two ambulant vendors here received early Christmas presents when the provincial government gave each of them bike “kariton” or food carts.

Fe de Leon, head of the Provincial Information Office, said the beneficiaries came from all ov…