Inflation surges to 6.4% in August 2018, exceeds estimates Inflation or the increase in the prices of goods climbed to another 9-year high, hitting 6.4% in August. — Rappler PH signs ₱4.4 billion investment deals […]
Off the rocks: Philippine flagship BRP Gregorio del Pilar removed from shoal (video) The Philippine Navy managed to get its stranded flagship, the BRP Gregorio del Pilar, off Half Moon Shoal on Monday night, but […]
South Korea provides P8.95-B ODA loan to build long-delayed Jalaur irrigation project in Iloilo NIA–DAEWOO SIGN P11.212-BILLION CONTRACT FOR JALAUR RIVER MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT – The Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP) will be started earlier than […]
GSIS allots P1.8 billion in loans to Luzon typhoon victims The Government Service Insurance System has allotted P1.84 billion in emergency loans for its active members and old-age pensioners affected by calamities in seven areas […]
Fed shift to cost up to P253B: On first year of implementation The shift to a federal constitution will result in an estimated incremental cost of P156.6 billion to P253 billion, and will put pressure […]
House panel approves OVP’s P447.68-M budget for 2019 The House of Representatives’ appropriations committee on Wednesday approved the PHP447.68 million budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2019. — Philippine News Agency […]
New Murder Case against Philippine Leader Filed before ICC A rights group and relatives of eight victims killed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s unrelenting drug war filed a murder case Tuesday against the Philippine leader at […]
Tourist arrival target maintained at 7.4 million despite Boracay closure THE Department of Tourism said it remains on track to hit its target of 7.4 million visitors this year despite the six-month closure of Boracay […]
P2.5-B USAID grant to help DOH, LGUs fight TB The Philippines is among the five countries hardest-hit by the tuberculosis (TB) pandemic, along with Indonesia, China, Pakistan and India, which accounts for a quarter of […]
US warns of floating nuclear reactors: Malacañang frets about weapons President Duterte’s spokesman has expressed concern about China’s possible deployment of nuclear weapons in the South China Sea. — Philippines Lifestyle China lifts tourist arrivals […]
Watch Airbus build & deliver Philippine Airlines’ first A350-900 (HD video) Philippines national flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has added two new aircraft, the first of six Airbus A350-900s and 21 Airbus A321neos, to its […]
World Bank allots $156.06 million for 3 pipeline projects in PHL THREE projects worth $156.06 million have been included in the World Bank’s pipeline of projects in the Philippines as of the first quarter of […]