MERRYMART acquires majority stake in Carlos SuperDrug

MERRYMART Consumer Corporation has inked an agreement with Carlos Drugs-Lucena, Incorporated (Carlos SuperDrug) to acquire a majority stake in the pharmacy chain. MERRYMART will acquire...
The Bagong Kinaban na Traduksiyon kan Banal na Kasuratan (New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures) was released by the Jehovah’s Witnesses on June 20, 2021.

Jehovah’s Witnesses release Bible in Bicol language

JEHOVAH’S Witnesses released the Bagong Kinaban na Traduksiyon kan Banal na Kasuratan (New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures) in the Bicol language on...
During the 2021 BSP Youth Summit, Sec. Karl Kendrick Chua encourages the youth to register for the Philippine Identification System. According to the official, PhilSys can spark the widespread use of electronic payments and accelerate the growth of the digital economy. VIA GMA NEWS

Help accelerate the growth of digital economy – NEDA

ILOILO – National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) secretary Karl Kendrick Chua urged the youth to register for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and...

SSS implements mandatory use of PRN for loan payments

THE Social Security System (SSS) reminds its members and covered employers that the mandatory use of Payment Reference Number (PRN) for salary, calamity, emergency,...
Filbake Food Corporation’s purchasing manager, Shy Ivy Lim, and executive vice president, Josefina Lucille Dela Cruz, sign the memorandum of agreement for the company’s availment of SETUP iFund assistance.

Aklan bread manufacturer gears up to Industry 4.0

THE Department of Science and Technology Region VI (DOST-6) is set to provide technology innovation to Filbake Food Corporation (FFC) through the recent transition...

Bad loan ratio highest in almost 13 years in May

MANILA – Banks' bad loans again surged in May, recent data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Non-performing loans (NPL) reached P479.4 billion...

The Running Justice, Gabriel T. Ingles

The Court of Appeals Visayas Station Executive Justice, Gabriel T. Ingles, former President of IBP Cebu City Chapter took time out from his busy...
“Ngayon, ang dating papel na lisensya, card na, at valid pa for five years!” says DOTr secretary Arthur Tugade. PN FILE PHOTO

No more driver’s license cards backlog – Tugade

MANILA – Paper receipt instead of driver’s license card is now a thing of the past as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has ended...

Pag-IBIG Fund releases record-high P44B home loans in H1 2021, up 113%

DESPITE the pandemic, Pag-IBIG Fund achieved another record by releasing over P44 billion in home loans in the first half of 2021, top officials...
Residents in Dingle, Iloilo, wait in queue to be registered in the step two registration process of the national ID. As of July 2, NEDA says 37.2 million Filipinos have already signed up for the national ID. PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY

37.2M Filipinos register for nat’l ID as of July – NEDA

MANILA – The government is on track to meet its target for the national ID registration as 37.2 million Filipinos have already signed up...