The topping off ceremony of the 548-room Hotel101-Cebu Mactan Airport

DoubleDragon’s Hotel101-Cebu Mactan Airport holds topping off ceremony

DOUBLEDRAGON conducted yesterday, October 10, topping off ceremony of the 548-room Hotel101-Cebu Mactan Airport, as the building structure and topmost floor of the hotel...
The National Food Authority, in a pilot test, will buy around 1.3 million bags of palay bagged in new or secondhand sacks of good quality. ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

NFA to start accepting palay in farmer sacks to save costs, time

THE National Food Authority (NFA) will start accepting procured palay or unmilled rice bagged in farmer's sacks, NFA Acting Administrator Larry Lacson announced yesterday,...
A resident uses plastic sacks and scrap wood as he strengthens a shanty to help make it withstand the storms in Baseco Community in Tondo, Manila. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS FILE PHOTO

More Filipinos see themselves as poor – SWS survey

THE number of Filipinos who see themselves as poor has gone up, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The survey...
Photo shows the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

PH to host global nuke supply chain event in November

THE Department of Energy (DOE) said the country will host the International Nuclear Supply Chain Forum this November. The DOE said the event, which will...

‘Magmalasakit sa may sakit!’ — Bong Go appeals repeal of PhilHealth’s 24-hour confinement rule

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has reiterated his appeal to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to repeal the 24-hour confinement rule, which currently requires...
A shot of BingoPlus and its VIP players on a private yacht tour in El Nido, Palawan.

BingoPlus takes VIP players to Light up the Philippines

BingoPlus, your comprehensive entertainment platform in the country and provider of your favorite tongits, bingo, and perya games, takes its beloved VIP players on...
With the Senate's concurrence of the Philippines-South Korea free trade agreement, Philippine banana exports will gradually become zero-tariff when entering South Korean borders, five years after the trade pact enters into force. ENTREE KIBBLES PHOTO

Sagging PH banana industry gets boost from FTA with S. Korea

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is optimistic that the Philippines-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA) will save the country’s banana exports to...
A worker arranges sacks of rice at a local rice store in Quezon City. MARIA TAN/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

FEARLESS FORECAST; Agri chief: ‘Rice prices to go down mid-October’

RICE prices should go down starting by the middle of October as higher-priced old stocks are consumed and replaced with cheaper new stocks, Agriculture...
Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, during his tenure as Social Security System president and chief executive officer, has championed the goal of ensuring every Filipino receives a pension. SSS PHOTO

Macasaet steps down as president and CEO; SSS pays tribute to his accomplishments as...

THE Social Security System (SSS) announced that its president and chief executive officer, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, has stepped down from his position effective October...
Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok (left) and Finance Secretary Ralph Recto (right) pose for a photo during the ceremonial exchange of agreements in Malacañang Palace on Oct. 7, 2024. The signing was witnessed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (2nd from right) and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (2nd from left). DOF PHOTO

Recto seals financing deals with South Korea for 3 big infra projects

FINANCE Secretary Ralph Recto and Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok recently signed agreements for the financing of...