Peso snaps win streak; stock market edges lower
THE peso and stock market both closed the week on a negative note, with the currency snapping a three-day winning streak and the bourse threatening a return to the 6,500 level.
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Low-cost rice solution underway – Marcos
(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday that the Congress bicameral committee was ready to present a solution to the high price of rice.
Malasakit Center helps deaf child hear
SEN. Bong Go's Malasakit Center has recently helped a deaf two-year-old girl heal her hearing impairment.
'Porcupine' defense needed against China
TAIPEI – Incoming Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te said the most effective strategy to prevent China from seizing the self-ruled island will likely be to bolster an agile defensive «porcupine» approach by spending more on missiles and drones.
DTI eyes partnership with Qatari firm
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing a large-scale partnership with the Qatari Baladna, a Qatari agricultural firm, to boost dairy self-sufficiency in the Philippines.
Marcos: No 'stricter' visa rules for Chinese tourists
MANILA, Philippines — There will be no «stricter» visa rules for Chinese citizens entering the country but the government will strictly enforce the existing rules due to reports of abuses, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.
DepEd to refurbish disaster-damaged schools
THE Department of Education (DepEd) was set to implement an infrastructure project funded by the World Bank meant to improve the resilience of schools damaged by natural calamities.
Comelec to implement online voting sans supporting law
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said that it will implement the Online Voting and Counting System in next year's midterm elections, with or without a supporting legislation.