PBBM hopeful for Veloso’s clemency; reports case progress to Widodo
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is hoping clemency will be given ‘at the appropriate time’ to Mary Jane Veloso as he relays the progress on the case filed against her recruiters in the Philippines.
During a meeting with Indonesian President…
Quake, typhoon-hit residents in Surigao Sur get TUPAD payments
BUTUAN CITY: At least 1,850 beneficiaries of the government’s cash-for-work program in Surigao del Sur on Tuesday received payments more than a month after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake and Tropical Storm Kabayan hit the area.
Some PHP6.5 million worth …
Calabarzon posts ‘mild’ 3.4% inflation in December
Batangas: Inflation in the Calabarzon region was kept to a moderate 3.4 percent in December 2023 due mainly to the stable prices of some heavily-weighted food items despite the high demand during the Christmas season.
This represents a notable declin…
PSEi tracks US market decline, peso depreciates
MANILA: The local stock market ended the day in the negative territory while the peso remained on the PHP56 level on Wednesday.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 72.41 points to close at 6,546.11, while All Shares also declined by 34.04…
Manila collects 148 truckloads of garbage after Traslacion
MANILA: The Manila city government on Wednesday said it has collected a total of 148 truckloads of garbage during the celebration of the feast of the Black Nazarene.
‘The Manila city government as of 8 a,m. today, Jan 10, DPS (Department of Public Se…
Israel puts up library in Taguig school
MANILA: The Israel Embassy in Manila has turned over a fully-furnished library to an elementary school in Taguig City.
Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss inaugurated the Jerusalem Learning Resource Center at Bagong Tanyag Elementary Scho…
Nearly 3,000 Vietnamese firms receive codes to export agricultural products to China
Nearly 3,000 Vietnamese firms have received codes granted by China, enabling them to export farm produce and food products to the Chinese market. According to the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietna…