Torre Lorenzo turns over its first residential condominium development in Quezon City

Just in time for the opening of the school year, Torre Lorenzo Development Corporation (TLDC) announced that its premium residential development Torre Lorenzo Loyola...
Philippine stock market closed at 7,992.32 last week, only a few points short of the major 8,000 point psychological level. BWORLDONLINE.COM

PH financial markets slip to weakest since Nov. 2022

PHILIPPINE financial markets opened the week on a weak note as both the stock market and the peso posted their weakest showings in months...
Phil-Asian Gaming Expo features offshore games targeting bettors outside the Philippines. Games can be played on desktop or mobile devices. JESSICA FENOL, ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

POGO fled PH without paying P2.2B – PAGCOR chief

THE gaming regulator on Monday, Aug. 14, said it had no way to run after a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) that fled the...
Airport personnel check the passport of passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in this undated photo. The Department of Health says arriving international travelers are now allowed entry regardless of their vaccination status for the coronavirus disease 2019. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

COVID-19 vax certificate no longer required for int’l travelers

THE presentation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination status and certificate is no longer required for international travelers. The Department of Health (DOH) and the...
Julia Joy Salcedo of the Department of Trade and Industry Antique monitors the prices of school materials in a major store in San Jose de Buenavista on Monday, Aug. 14. PNA PHOTO COURTESY OF DTI ANTIQUE

DTI Antique urges consumers to check SRP of school supplies

ANTIQUE – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged consumers, particularly parents, to always check the suggested retail price (SRP) of school supplies...
MORE Electric and Power Corporation’s Guardians of the Environment joined Brigada Eskwela at Sambag Elementary School.

MORE Power’s Guardians of the Environment joins Brigada Eskwela

SECURITY personnel of MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) took a pause from guarding their posts in Iloilo City's vital installations to join...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas says the recent peso depreciation is smaller than the Japanese yen, Thai baht and South Korean won. ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Peso depreciation ‘smaller’ compared to neighbors – BSP

THE Philippine peso weakened but in a smaller increment compared to its peers in the region, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Eli Remolona...
Engr. Edward Paul Marasigan presents the development, design, and production of multi-functional school furniture made mainly of engineered bamboo together with other raw materials. DOST-FPRDI PHOTO

Use of engineered bamboo as school furniture pushed

THE Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) is ramping up efforts to promote the widespread use of engineered bamboo school desks in public learning...
Philippine Coconut Authority chairperson and deputy administrator Roel Rosales. PNA PHOTO BY CHE PALICTE

100M coconut seedlings project to start this August

THE 100 million seedlings project of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is set to start this month. “The...
Around 300,000 metric tons of rice will arrive this month and in September in the country. File photo shows workers unloading sacks of rice from the Vietnam cargo ship in the port of Tabaco, Albay. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

300,000 MT imported rice to arrive Aug.-Sept. – rice industry group

A RICE industry group said about 300,000 metric tons (MT) of imported rice is set to arrive though they are unsure if this would...