Lumina Homes packs a punch with 3 house-and-lot giveaways at Shopee 9.9

MONTH after month, we enjoy the Shopee Sales, waiting for the biggest surprises yet – and finally, the wait is over! It’s a BER...

SSS OKs 240,000 SBRAs online worth P1.75B

THE Social Security System (SSS) approved a total of 239,995 Sickness Benefit Reimbursement Applications (SBRA) submitted online from July 2020 to June 2021, amounting...
A customer scans the vegetables on display at the KADIWA ni Ani at Kita market outlet in Roxas City, Capiz. As inflation accelerates to 4.9 percent in the country, prices of basic goods increased swiftly in August, with food and household commodity expenses leading the way. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, meat prices climbed by 16.4%, fish prices increased by 12.4%, and vegetable prices hiked by 15.7%. DA-6

Inflation accelerates to 4.9% in August as food prices rise

MANILA – Inflation accelerated in August to 4.9 percent as food prices again surged, the state statistics bureau said on Tuesday. In contrast, inflation in...
Dan Baliao gets third term as chief of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and will serve for another two years from September 7, 2021, to September 6, 2023. JM DE LA CRUZ

Baliao is SEAFDEC/AQD chief for a third term

DAN Baliao, the current chief of the Iloilo-based Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), was reappointed to a third...

PH logs lowest unemployment rate since pandemic

MANILA – The Philippines recorded its lowest unemployment rate since April 2020 at 6.9 percent in July this year. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported...
Shoppers can share the gift of knowledge with less fortunate children through the Donate- a-Book campaign now ongoing at selected SM Stores nationwide until September 30.

DONATE-A-BOOK, SHARE THE JOY OF LEARNING AT THE SM STORE

SM shoppers can continue to share the joys of learning with children who need them most through The SM Store’s Donate a Book campaign, which...
Online gambling, particularly e-sabong, has boomed as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns and quarantine restrictions. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation earns P400 million per month from online cockfighting. NOYPIGEEKS

PAGCOR earns P400M a month in e-sabong

MANILA – Online cockfighting, also known as e-sabong, brings in P400 million a month in revenues to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR),...
LANDBANK and Converge sign a P3-billion loan agreement to provide fast and reliable internet connectivity to more subscribers nationwide. The virtual signing ceremony on August 27 was led by (upper row from left) Converge chief executive officer Dennis Anthony Uy, converge president Maria Grace Uy, and LANDBANK president and chief executive officer Cecilia Borromeo. They were joined by (lower row from left) Converge deputy chief finance officer Christine Renee Blabagno and LANDBANK officials, namely Agricultural and Development Lending Sector, officer-in-charge senior vice president Filipina Monje and Corporate Banking Group head, senior vice president Ma. Celeste Burgos.

LANDBANK, Converge sign P3-B loan to boost internet coverage

STATE-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) signed a P3-billion loan agreement with Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. (Converge) to help provide...

Gasoline, diesel, kerosene prices up for second straight week

MANILA – Pump prices of petroleum products will be hiked anew this week, marking the second consecutive week of increases. In separate advisories, Chevron Philippines...

Give reading, learning materials to kids who need them most

THE SM Store’s annual Donate A Book drive aims to bridge shoppers who wish to donate books and learning materials to disadvantaged children. Since...