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WATCH: Toughest phone survives 50-foot drop test

A new phone in the Philippines, touted to be the "toughest phone in the market to date," would be "hard launched" on January 12 with a live Facebook presentation of the phone's 100-foot drop......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

State subsidies drop by 8 percent to P20 billion in Q1

The government cut down its budgetary support to state-run firms by eight percent to almost P20 billion in the first quarter, with the bulk of the subsidies meant to support the agriculture sector......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

GOCC handling Clark complex posts 33 percent profit drop in 2023

The state-run firm tasked to manage the Clark Civil Aviation Complex sustained a 33 percent cut to its profit in 2023, hurt by a combination of revenue decline and spending hike......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

Cybercrimes drop by 24 percent in January

Cybercrimes in January this year dropped by at least 24 percent, the police Anti-Cybercrime Group said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Ex-DA chief: Rice imports down 75 percent in January

Former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor revealed over the weekend a 75 percent drop in the arrival of imported rice this month after the Bureau of Plant Industry reported that at least 56,090 metric tons of the outsourced grains were already delivered to the country as of Jan. 11......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 28th, 2024

Philippines FDI net inflows drop by 29.6 pct in October

MANILA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) that flowed into the Philippines declined year-on-year by 29.6 percent in October 2023 to 655 million U.S. dollars, the country's central bank said Wednesday. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the latest figure brought the country's FDI net inflows from January to October 2023 to 6.5 billion dollars, a 17.5 percent decline from the same period.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

‘Victim blaming’ in domestic violence tackled in advocacy project

‘Victim blaming’ in domestic violence tackled in advocacy project.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

55% in SEA ready for domestic travel for safe, budget-friendly destinations

55% in SEA ready for domestic travel for safe, budget-friendly destinations.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

They treated me like an animal- how Filipino domestic workers become trapped podcast

Migrants from the Philippines make up a huge percentage of domestic workers around the world. But when their employers are abusive, visa restrictions force them to choose between enduring more suffering or becoming illegal. By Margaret Simons Continue reading........»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

EDITORIAL - Victims of domestic violence

On National Women’s Month, advocates of women’s welfare are glad that a general in the Armed Forces of the Philippines is seeing his career derailed by accusations of domestic violence hurled by his estranged wife......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

Domestic trade expected to improve this year

Domestic trade is seen improving this year on expectations of strong economic activity and continued slowdown in inflation, according to economists......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Domestic workers in 13 regions get pay hike

Domestic workers in 13 regions have received an increase in their salary, according to the Department of Labor and Employment......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Calabarzon domestic workers to get pay hike

Domestic workers in Calabarzon will get an increase in their monthly salary......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

RTWPB-XI to conduct public hearing on minimum wage adjustment for private sector, domestic workers

RTWPB-XI to conduct public hearing on minimum wage adjustment for private sector, domestic workers.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

Rewind now highest-grossing Filipino film in domestic box office sales

Metro Manila Film Festival entry "Rewind" became the highest-grossing Filipino film in domestic box office sales with P815 million as of yesterday. .....»»

Category: entertainmentSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

Domestic demand likely softened in 2023

The Philippines is expected to have experienced a softening in domestic demand toward the end of 2023 due to a decline in consumer confidence and savings, according to UK-based think tank Pantheon Macroeconomics......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

DOT eyes exceeding P1.5 trillion in domestic visitor receipts for 2024

Tourism Secretary Frasco said on Sunday that the Department of Tourism aims to outperform the previous domestic visitor receipts, citing last year's strong performance......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Gov’t debt slightly drops to P14.93T

The national government’s total debt dropped to P14.93 trillion as of the end of March, down 1.67 percent from the previous month’s P15.12 trillion. This was because more money was repaid for domestic government loans than was borrowed. The Bureau of Treasury reported that 31.14 percent of the debt is from outside the country, while.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Digital economy contributes 8.4 pct to Philippine economy in 2023

MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The digital economy amounted to 2.05 trillion pesos (35.396 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, contributing 8.4 percent to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. "This resulted in a 7.7 percent growth from the 1.90 trillion pesos (32.8 billion dollars) gross value added of the digital economy in 2022," the agency said......»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

S& P: Philippines may miss growth goal this year

S&P Global Ratings sees the Philippines again missing its growth targets this year as it kept its gross domestic product growth forecast at 5.9 percent. While the projection is better compared to other economies in the region, it is again below the government’s 6.5 to 7.5 percent growth target......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024