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Philippines GDP expands by 5.7 pct in Q1

MANILA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 5.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. The latest figure is higher than the 5.5 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2023, but lower than the 6.4 percent expansion posted in the first quarter of 2023. PSA head Dennis Mapa told a press conference that.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

Philippine economy grows by 5.7% in Q1 2024

The latest economic print is slower than last year’s growth in the same period with 6.4% but higher than the fourth quarter of 2023 with 5.5%......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Destruction of Gaza in numbers: ‘Unlike anything we have studied’

As well as killing more than 34,000 people and causing catastrophic levels of hunger and injury, the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas has also caused massive material destruction in Gaza. “The rate of damage being registered is unlike anything we have studied before. It is much faster and more extensive than anything we have.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Putin is starting his 5th term as president, more in control of Russia than ever

Putin is starting his 5th term as president, more in control of Russia than ever.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

At 48, Geneva Cruz feels younger and stronger than before

Singer-actress Geneva Cruz may be 48 now, but she amazingly feels stronger than when she did in her 20s and 30s......»»

Category: entertainmentSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

NFA hikes local palay procurement

State-run National Food Authority purchased over 2,000 metric tons of palay or unmilled rice in March, more than triple than what it bought in February, but remained below its procurement target......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years

Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Unity needed more than ever

Interesting facts about Lithuania, one of the three Baltic states in Europe, with a population of only around 2.8 million, even smaller than Quezon City’s over 3 million people......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 27th, 2024

OceanaGold IPO price set

OceanaGold Inc. , the operator of Didipio gold and copper mine in Nueva Vizcaya, pegged its initial public offering price at P13.33 per share, more than a fifth lower than its earlier announced maximum price of P17.28 per share......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

LGU loans more than tripled in H2

The proposed domestic borrowings of local government units (LGUs) more than tripled to P48.9 billion in the second half of 2023 from P15.8 billion in the same period in 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 14th, 2024

BINI s 2nd, 3rd night concert tickets gone in less than 2 hours

Star Music announced that the second and third-day concerts of P-pop girl group BINI at the New Frontier Theater have completely sold out in less than two hours......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024

More Pinoys identify with Marcos than Duterte – poll

A majority of Filipinos identify themselves either as pro-Marcos administration or pro-Duterte family, with most of them saying they support the current President more than his predecessor, according to a survey on political preference conducted by the OCTA Research Group......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 9th, 2024

More Pinoys identify with Marcos than Duterte – poll

A majority of Filipinos identify themselves either as pro-Marcos administration or pro-Duterte family, with most of them saying they support the current President more than his predecessor, according to a survey on political preference conducted by the OCTA Research Group......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 9th, 2024

Fire official: Bury trash in pit rather than burning it to prevent grass fire

Fire official: Bury trash in pit rather than burning it to prevent grass fire.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024

DOH: Pertussis cases 20 times more than last year

DOH: Pertussis cases 20 times more than last year.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

NUSTAR celebrates tradition with larger-than-life Easter eggs

NUSTAR celebrates tradition with larger-than-life Easter eggs.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Bantayan Island bliss: Beach getaway for less than P5,000

Bantayan Island bliss: Beach getaway for less than P5,000.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 16th, 2024

Make public schools local

It is obvious that we need more than the million plus DepEd bureaucracy to fast track the resurrection of our international reputation badly tarnished by results of recent international tests placing our children at the bottom of a list of many countries in terms of reading and math skills. More than our bruised national ego, our learning poverty of 90 percent dooms the economic future of our country......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Comelec registration hits 1 million new voters in less than a month

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said there are more than a million registration applicants, barely a month after the registration period started on Feb. 12. Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia said on Saturday as of March 6, a total of 1,027,572 applications were processed nationwide in Comelec offices, satellite centers and “Register Anywhere Program” (RAP).....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 10th, 2024

Marcos tells Australia their strategic partnership is more important than ever

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told Australia’s Parliament on Thursday that the strategic partnership between the two nations was more important than ever with the rule of law and peace in the region under threat from China. Marcos told a special joint sitting of the two chambers during a state visit.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 1st, 2024