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World Bank expects faster growth for Philippines this year
Economic growth in the Philippines is projected to be faster this year than in 2023, but the pace will be lower than the government’s target, the World Bank said in a report......»»
More than 3,500 security forces deployed for Sinulog 2024
CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 3,500 security forces were sent off on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, to secure the 495th Fiesta Señor and Sinulog Festival celebrations. The send-off ceremony was held at the SM Seaside Concert Ground and was attended by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. The troops, who were from the different security.....»»
Powering Philippine growth and prosperity through tourism
There were more than a thousand attendees at the Tourism Summit 2024 last Monday, majority of them MSMEs......»»
Better late than later
My “Kuya” and senior columnist Boo Chanco recently shared an article with me concerning the decision/announcement of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) and DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista that electrical extension cords will now be allowed as a carry-on article. Prior to this, extension cords were not allowed as hand carry items and erroneously labeled as “power tools.”.....»»
Government readies 125 PPP projects worth P3 trillion
More than 100 projects amounting to over P3 trillion are in the pipeline for implementation through the public-private partnership (PPP) mode......»»
Over one million Filipinos get P3-B aid on Saturday
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, alongside President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., launched the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) on Saturday, an initiative that will distribute P3 billion in cash aid to more than one million beneficiaries in a single day. The AKAP Program, spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare.....»»
Cong. Duke Frasco Cup fires off in Liloan
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cong. Duke Frasco Cup, one of northern Cebu’s biggest sports events, officially kicked off on Saturday, May 18, at the Liloan Sports Complex. More than a hundred athletes from the municipalities of Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, and Tudela and Danao City paraded during the.....»»
Toledo Trojans cruise to PCAP southern division finals
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Toledo Xignex Trojans exacted revenge against their fierce rival, Davao Chess Eagles, in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference on Saturday evening, May 18. There was no fitting way to avenge the Trojans’ losses against the Eagles than in the extremely crucial semifinals last Saturday. To.....»»
Meralco stresses ‘team basketball’ mentality in surviving Standhardinger’s explosion
Meralco Bolts survived another player scoring more than 40 points in a game in the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs, as Christian Standhardinger detonated for 41 points on Sunday......»»
NPC forges alliance with President Marcos Partido Federal
More than a week after forging an alliance with the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the party of President Marcos, formed yet another partnership, this time with the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), as it sets its sights on the 2025 midterm polls......»»
MNLF’s political bloc urge members to stay off hostile politics
The political party of the Moro National Liberation Front on Saturday reminded its more than 90,000 duly-registered members to avoid arguments over politics with members of other regional partisan groups now gearing up for the 2025 parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro region......»»
Being kind is better than being right : Alden Richards says he has the best fans
Alden Richards is grateful for his fans, some of whom have been with him through thick and thin. .....»»
Why Dingdong Dantes finds it hard to give advice to aspiring actors
Dingdong Dantes was honest enough to admit that he found it hard to dispense advice to aspiring actors despite being more than qualified to do so......»»
SP New Energy crushed on MSCI deletion
SP New Energy fell more than 6% yesterday as traders digested the MSCI Global Small Cap review results that indicated SPNEC would be deleted from the index, effective June 3......»»
Apollo Global Q1 net loss: P7.9-M (up 32%)
Apollo Global Capital posted a Q1 net loss of P7.9 million, which was actually 32% better than its Q1/23 net loss of P11.5 million......»»
Philippines sees remittances rise 2.6 pct in March
MANILA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos reached 3.05 billion U.S. dollars in March, recording a 2.6 percent growth year-on-year, the Philippine central bank said on Wednesday. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the cumulative personal remittances in the first quarter amounted to 9.15 billion dollars, 2.8 percent higher than the amount in the same period in 2023. The.....»»
Remittances up by 2.6% in March — BSP
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas attributed the increase in personal remittances to the inputs of land-based workers with work contracts of one year or more and sea- and land-based workers with work contracts of less than one year......»»
Eastern Visayas posts 5.1 percent unemployment rate in July 2023
Eastern Visayas’ unemployment rate peaked at 5.1 percent in July 2023, higher by 0.9 percentage point than the 4.2 percent unemployment rate in April 2023......»»
Higher tariff, water use buoy Manila Water earnings
Razon-led Manila Water Company Inc. saw its first quarter net income grow by more than a third compared to last year on the back of higher tariff coupled by increase in water usage in its covered areas......»»
Search for missing labor activist expands in 1st month of disappearance
It has been more than a month since his disappearance but Lariosa remains missing. The effect of his abduction rippled down to other organizers in the Southern Mindanao region. The United Nations (UN) has identified that enforced disappearance is a frequently used strategy to spread terror, not only to the close relatives of the disappeared but also to their communities. The post Search for missing labor activist expands in 1st month of disappearance appeared first on Bulatlat......»»