Canada opens first Indo-Pacific agri office in Manila
MANILA: – The Canadian government on Wednesday formally opened its first regional agriculture office in the Philippines, which would cater to all its partners across the Indo-Pacific region.
The new Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAA…
7 cops wanted for murder yield to PNP’s anti-scalawag unit
MANILA: Six police officers and another who went absent without official leave (AWOL) surrendered to the police force’s anti-scalawag unit, a ranking police official said Wednesday.
In a statement, Philippine National Police-Integrity Monitoring and …
PH auto industry sets conservative 468K-unit sales target in 2024
MANILA: The local automotive industry has set a conservative target for 2024 but remained hopeful to hit the 500,000 mark this year.
Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) president Rommel Gutierrez said in a statement W…
BSP, PDIC sign revised deal on info exchange
MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) have signed a revised memorandum of agreement (MOA) on information exchange.
In a statement on Wednesday, the BSP said the revised MOA, signed on Fe…
House approves 5-year PRC ID validity on final reading
MANILA: The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed on the third and final reading a measure providing for a five-year validity period of the professional identification cards issued by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)….
Army hunts down DI extremists in Maguindanao Sur grenade attack
SHARIFF: Military and police forces here have launched a manhunt against motorcycle-riding men who tossed a hand grenade inside an Army outpost that wounded two soldiers and a militiaman Tuesday afternoon.
Major Saber Balogan, civil-military operatio…
2023 earnings, foreign buyers lift PSEi as peso strengthens
MANILA: Results of the 2023 earnings of listed firms and activities from foreign buyers lifted the local bourse on Wednesday, while the peso also strengthened finishing at 55-level.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) improved by 42.70 points …