The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assured they would replace damaged polymer P1,000 banknoter through commercial banks. BSP PHOTO

Damaged polymer banknotes can be replaced, says BSP

DAMAGED polymer P1,000 banknotes can still be accepted and replaced by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) or other commercial banks. This was assured by...
Ilonggo jobseekers apply for work at the Job and Migrants Fair in Casa Real de Iloilo in this file photo. PN PHOTO

‘Revisit distorted labor surveys’

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was told to look into employment surveys being conducted by the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA). The employment data,...

2023 NSTW KICKS OFF; DOST-SEI to bring science closer to Iloilo City youth

ILOILO City – For the first time, this city will be host to science and technology exhibits as the Department of Science and Technology...
Instilling kindness in children from birth can lay the groundwork for healthy relationships and can teach them to cultivate respect and empathy for others, according to research.

NURTURING KINDNESS IN A HOSTILE WORLD: How Jehovah’s Witnesses instill kindness in children

BACOLOD City – In preparation for World Kindness Day on Nov. 13, many residents of Bacolod City are doing their share to promote this rare...

SSS taps Landbank and DBP as its fund managers

The Social Security System (SSS) tapped the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) as its new...

PCSO breaches P1-B sales in two weeks; records over P100-M in one day

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Wednesday (November 15) reported that it earned a massive P1.23 -B in sales for a two-week period...
PAGCOR President and COO Atty. Juanito L. Sanosa, Jr. (3rd from left) hands over to Deputy Treasurer Eduardo Anthony G. Marino a check for Php5 billion representing the state gaming firm’s latest remittance for dividend year 2022 during a simple turnover ceremony at the PAGCOR Executive Office in Manila. With them are (from left) PAGCOR Acting Chief of Staff AVP Ma. Corazon F. de Leon, Fund Management Department AVP Lolita S. Gonzales and Bureau of the Treasury Officer-in-Charge Director Maura Lizza N. Espina.

PAGCOR REMITS ADDITIONAL PHP5 BILLION TO NATIONAL TREASURY

Cash remittances from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to the National Treasury for dividend year 2022 is now at Php6.95 billion after...

Pag-IBIG sets records anew, releases nearly P51B in cash loans  

Pag-IBIG Fund disbursed P50.79 billion in cash loans in the last ten months, breaking its record for the highest amount of cash loans released...

Joblessness tipped to increase

THE local labor market’s recovery from the pandemic’s onslaught appears to have stalled and the next quarters may see an upswing in joblessness as the...
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‘80 infra projects can be funded through Maharlika’

AT LEAST 80 infrastructure projects, which can be financed through Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), have been identified, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said yesterday.  Marcos made the...