Certify ‘Endo’ bill as urgent, Duterte told
MANILA – Labor secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday he asked President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as urgent a bill that seeks to end...
Pag-IBIG Fund finances 10,640 homes for low-wage earners in H1 2021, up 99%
PAG-IBIG Fund extended socialized housing loans to 10,640 members from the minimum-wage and low-income sectors in the first half of 2021 despite the continuing...
2022 polls seen to boost economic recovery
MANILA – An economist is projecting the economy to return to pre-pandemic growth levels by 2022 due partly to the impact of the May...
Sharp Philippines Provides Solutions For The Rainy Season
We are now in the middle of the year, which means more rainy days are coming. Apart from staying cozy inside your home, now...
Farmers’ group slams
MANILA – A group of chicken farmers criticized the Department of Agriculture (DA) for continuing to allow the importation of poultry products which has...
BOC seizes P10-M ‘smuggled’ red onions
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday reported the apprehension of P10 million worth of smuggled red onions declared as “fresh yellow...
Personal remittances rise by 6.6% to US$13.7B in January-May 2021
ILOILO – Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) surged by 13.3 percent to US$2.652 billion in May 2021 from US$2.341 billion in May 2020....
Imported vehicle sales up 55% in first half of 2021
MANILA – Sales of imported vehicles in the country improved by 55 percent to 30,153 units in the first half of the year from...
M Lhuillier Surprises Suking Nanays on Mother’s Day
Philippines, June 28, 2021 - This year and the year before, Mother’s Day celebrations have been different for families around the world as we...
Tourism’s contribution to GDP down 64 points to 5.4% in 2020
MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) contributed 5.4 percent to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in virus-hit 2020, which is down by...