Tagum City Player wins the P36.6-M 6/42 Lotto jackpot prize

By: MLC Estigoy IT is a dream come true for the lotto player of PCSO 6/42 Lotto game, the sole winner from Davao del Norte who bagged...
China is disinfecting and isolating used banknotes as part of efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,500 people, officials said Saturday. REUTERS

China cleans, isolates used banknotes amid virus spread

BEIJING – China is disinfecting and isolating used banknotes as part of efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus that has killed...
The customs bureau gets rid of various ASF-tainted food such as dumplings, pork-chicken balls and roast chicken wings. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS

Authorities dispose of ASF-tainted food products from China

MANILA – Authorities disposed of food products from China that tested positive for African swine fever, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Saturday. Along with the Bureau of...
LANDBANK West Visayas Branches Group Head First Vice President Delma O. Bandiola along with Corporate Affairs Department Head Assistant Vice President Vivian M. Cañonero, and field unit officers and employees in Panay area joined the Festive Parade as part of the celebration of the Dinagyang Festival 2020.

LANDBANK supports Dinagyang Festival 2020

ILOILO City – Dinagyang Festival, once hailed as the “Best Tourism Event in the Philippines,” further upped its ante this year with the introduction of innovations...
A box of pork-based products seized at the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Negros Occidental is being prepared to be sent back to its port of origin. Provincial veterinarian and task force co-chair Dr. Renante Decena says the province continues to strictly enforce the Provincial Ordinance 2019-024 or the ASF Prevention Ordinance of Negros Occidental. PROVINCIAL ASF TASK FORCE-NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

P3.3M worth pork seized in NegOcc amid ASF campaign

BACOLOD City – Pork-based products worth P3.3 million, which entered Negros Occidental amid campaign against African swine fever (ASF), have been confiscated by authorities here until...
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CebuPac resumes flights between PH, Taiwan

LOCAL carrier Cebu Pacific will resume flight operations between Taipei and Manila after the Philippines lifted its travel ban on Taiwan caused by the coronavirus disease...

PH ranks 22nd in emerging markets logistics index

MANILA – The Philippines still has some ways to go as it is currently number 22 in the Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2020’s overall ranking, slightly...

Bulk supply of N88 masks secured

MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) received the partial supply of N88 surgical masks from Medtecs, the lone local manufacturer based in Bataan. With...
Traders talk in front of an electronic board displaying stock figures and currency exchange rates on the floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. BLOOMBERG

PSEi retreats amid virus fears

SHARE prices on the Philippine Stock Exchange closed in the red on Friday as investors unload positions amid concerns over the impact of the 2019 coronavirus...
BSP governor Benjamin Diokno. WSJ.COM

Another rate cut ‘not needed,’ says BSP chief

AS the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) poses threat to global economy, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Benjamin Diokno sees no need for further monetary easing...