Agriculture loans hit P213 billion in 2022
The share of agriculture loans and services granted by the banking sector picked up to 18.1 percent in 2022 from 17.6 percent in 2021 as the agriculture industry slowly recovered from the COVID pandemic......»»
Team Secret gets early boot in VCT Pacific Stage 1 playoffs
Lone Filipino team Team Secret once again failed to reach the top four of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific after succumbing to T1, 2-0, in the knockout rounds of the 2021 VCT Pacific Stage 1 playoffs......»»
Authenticated
In the forthcoming ‘Hakbang ng Maisug’ prayer rally in Dumaguete City, will former president Rodrigo Duterte corroborate the explosive Senate testimony of an ex-law enforcer on the alleged drug use of President Bongbong Marcos, Jr. in 2012? My erstwhile boss has publicly linked the sitting Chief Executive to illegal drugs since 2021. .....»»
19 drug dens in CV shut down in a span of 4 months – PDEA-7
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 19 drug dens from all over Central Visayas were successfully shut down by authorities in a span of 4 months. Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7), shared that this is the result of their anti-drug operations from January 1 to May.....»»
Hunger highest since 2021 – SWS poll
More Filipinos experienced involuntary hunger in the first quarter of the year, the highest since 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent Social Weather Stations surveyshowed......»»
More Filipinos hungry in first quarter of 2024 – SWS
The latest reading is the highest hunger incidence since May 2021, when SWS recorded 16.8%. .....»»
Men whom Manny retired
There were five fighters whom former eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao retired in his storybook 26-year pro career that began in 1995 and ended in 2021......»»
Labor Day rally set to press for wage hike
More than four million Filipino workers are being denied a decent life due to meager salaries, according to a coalition of labor groups, which set a solidarity march on May 1......»»
NDAP, Nestlé promote proper nutrition with Nutrition Masterclass Interschool Competition
In the era of social media, there are multiple ways of creating content that’s easily accessible for online audiences and as a result, there is also a surge in popular but unfounded nutrition and health information being spread on the internet......»»
SACLEO in CV: P11.5M drugs seized in 3 days
CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a span of three days, P11.5 million worth of illegal drugs were seized and a total of 176 drug personalities were sent to jail by authorities in Central Visayas. This was the result of a regionwide Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO) against all forms of criminalities from Friday to.....»»
Washington summit to bring more FDIs into Philippines
Several multinationals are pouring in new investments or expanding their operations in the Philippines as a result of President Marcos’ successful and historic trilateral summit in Washington recently, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said......»»
BDO declares a property dividend of Treasury shares
BDO revealed that its board of directors approved the declaration of a property dividend of BDO Treasury shares that will result from the “eventual merger of BDO and SM Keppel Land Inc.”.....»»
Rizal bettor wins P2 million lotto pot
A lone bettor in Antipolo, Rizal won the jackpot in the 6D Lotto draw on Saturday night......»»
Davao delivery riders push for Revenue Code changes
A DAVAO-based delivery group bared its intent to draft a position letter advocating for amendments to the 2021 Revenue Code......»»
Iced coffee is Filipinos favorite coffee beverage — data
In the Philippines the most popular coffee type was iced coffee, a result that also appeared for Chile, Norway, and Nicaragua......»»
VAWC and child support
Even if the marriage is declared void, the obligation to give support to a minor child subsists. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Wilfredo Ruiz v. AAA (GR 231619 November 15, 2021) that involves a case filed under the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act (VAWC), or Republic.....»»
Caloocan bettor wins P222.9 million lotto prize
lone bettor in Caloocan City won the P222.9-million jackpot of the Grand Lotto 6/55 in Saturday night’s draw......»»
Maegan muling nakasama ang magulang sa 45th b-day: Thank you, Jesus!
PARANG naka-jackpot sa lotto ang feeling ng OPM artist na si Maegan Aguilar dahil sa natanggap na bonggang birthday surprise. Para kay Maegan, ito na ang pinaka-memorable at pinakamasayang kaarawan na ipinagdiwang niya at todo-todo raw ang pasasalamat niya sa Panginoong Diyos. Isang araw matapos ang pagdiriwang ng ika-45 niyang kaarawan last April 9, ibinandera.....»»
DonBelle share their 1sts in doing 1st teleserye Can t Buy Me Love
Even if they have done films and series together since their first pairing in the 2021 web series "He's Into Her," Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano said they still went through a number of firsts in their nightly show "Can't Buy Me Love." .....»»
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, April 12
SEOUL -- South Korea's employment kept rising last month due to a fast increase in elderly jobs, statistical office data showed Friday. The number of employed people aged 15 or older expanded 173,000 from a year earlier to 28,396,000 in March, according to Statistics Korea. It marked the lowest growth in over three years since February 2021, but the employment continued to grow thanks to higher elderly jo.....»»