MANILA: The implementation of the increase in the premium contributions of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is still under review, Malacañang said Friday.
In a statement, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said President Ferdin…
MANILA: Nineteen new barangays in Northern Mindanao have been declared drug-cleared this month, as PHP3.1 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during police operations this week.
In a statement on Friday, Brig. Gen. Ricardo Layug Jr., Police Re…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday emphasized the importance of forging more tie-ups with local and international partners to strengthen the Philippine creative and design industries.
Marcos made the call during the launch of the ‘Ar…
MANILA: Department of Energy (DOE) top and senior officials said the agency is targeting to get a 1,200-megawatt installed power capacity from nuclear resources using small modular reactor (SMR) technologies by 2032.
This was confirmed by DOE Secreta…
MANILA: Maco municipality in Davao de Oro ended the search and retrieval operations in the landslide in Barangay Masara at 5 p.m. Thursday.
The landslide at Zone 1 in Barangay Masara claimed 98 lives, while eight persons remained missing.
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MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said PHP510 million worth of coins have been deposited through its coin deposit machines (CoDMs).
The BSP said the amount is equivalent to 145.5 million pieces of coins from over 134,000 transactions.
BS…
MANILA: The Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) on Friday appealed to the House of Representatives to be prudent when deliberating on its own version of the legislated wage hike bill.
In an interview, ECOP president Sergio Ortiz-Luis J…
MANILA: More Indian information technology (IT) companies are eager to explore business opportunities and offer various technology solutions to the Philippines, Indian Ambassador to Manila Shambhu Kumaran said Friday.
In a presser in Taguig City, Kum…
