MANILA: Unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in February this year from 4.5 percent in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday.
In a briefing, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said based on the time series, the unemp…
Prague: The Vietnam Women’s Union in Hungary is organising a wide range of activities to mark its 20th founding anniversary, with a grand ceremony expected to take place in Budapest on June 9.
Attending a get-together held by the union
TACLOBAN: Concerned with the rising heat index, the Leyte National High School (LNHS), the biggest public secondary campus in Eastern Visayas, began implementing a modified class schedule on Thursday.
Under the new schedule, junior high school (JHS) …
MANILA: The operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Thursday admitted the lack of generator sets at the country’s main gateway and is looking for ways to address it.
“Parang nagkaroon kami ng dilemma kung ano ba ang
CALASIAO: Inflation rate in the Ilocos Region accelerated to 2.2 percent last March from month-ago’s 2 percent due largely to faster upticks in the prices of housing, water, and electricity, gas and other fuels.
In a virtual forum on Thursday,
MANILA: The National Book Development Board (NBDB) will kick-off one of the country’s largest book fairs, highlighting the rich Filipino literature and culture.
The government body, tasked to develop the country’s book publishing industry, will open …
TACLOBAN: The Philippine Army has welcomed the recent arrest in Consolacion, Cebu of the second-highest leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Visayas, who orchestrated several terrorist activities in Samar Island.
Maj. Gen. Camilo Ligayo l…
MANILA: The local bourse returned from the holiday weak on Thursday, falling to the 6,600 mark even as the peso closed sideways.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended the day lower by 0.94 percent, or 63.42 points, at 6,677.65
