MMDA brings back ‘heat stroke’ breaks for field personnel

MANILA: The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday announced the return of its 30-minute ‘heat stroke break’ policy to protect traffic enforcers, street sweepers, and other field personnel from heat-related illnesses amidst the c…

Teodoro urges DTI to beef up price, supply monitoring for El Niño

MANILA: Defense Secretary and Task Force El Niño chair Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. on Thursday urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to beef up price and supply monitoring to protect consumers from profiteering amid the El Niño phenomenon.

In …

DFA on Pinay-Thai transgender brawl: Situation has cooled down

MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said Filipino tourists need not fret about visiting Thailand as the situation has cooled down a bit since the viral clash between a Filipino and Thai transgender group in Bangkok this week.

Deputy PM honours female scientists with Kovalevskaia Award 2023

Hanoi: Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai chaired a meeting in Hanoi on March 7 to honour outstanding female intellectuals and present the Kovalevskaia Award 2023 to two female scientists, on the occasion of the 114th International Women’s Day (March …

PBBM sees ‘many benefits’ in conducting war games with Australia

MANILA: The Philippines should continue conducting joint military drills with Australia because such exercises have ‘many benefits,’ President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday.

In a recorded interview while in Melbourne, Australia, Marcos said …

PH digital banks sign up 8.7M deposit accounts

MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said 8.7 million deposit accounts have already been signed up with digital banks.

BSP Director Melchor Plabasan said in a press chat Wednesday these deposit accounts were registered with six digital banks…

PH needs $337-B clean energy investments by 2040

MANILA: A study of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revealed that the Philippines would need investments amounting to USD337 billion by 2040 to achieve clean energy goals.

On Thursday, OECD and the Department of E…