Lower rice prices predicted by July
THE Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement (Prism) predicted lower rice prices by July.
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11M Jollibee customers affected by data breach
THE National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Monday reported that it had been notified by fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) of a data breach affecting some 11 million customers.
DICT to ask Marcos to provide more support for digital infrastructure
MANILA, Philippines — THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that it will ask President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to give more support to digital infrastructure to improve connectivity.
Nationals subdue mustangs
MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas gave supporters a nice going-away gift in the form of an entertaining 74-64 dispatching of the Taiwan Mustangs last night at the PhilSports Arena.
PNP extends HMO cards to non-uniformed personnel
MANILA, Philippines — Non-uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police will be receiving health maintenance organization (HMO) cards, PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil announced yesterday.
Traders commit to lower rice prices starting July
MANILA, Philippines — Rice retailers have committed to selling rice at lower prices, or P45 per kilo, starting in July.
PRA, BI to screen retirement visa applicants
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) and Bureau of Immigration (BI) have signed a data-sharing agreement to screen foreigners applying for a Special Resident Retiree’s Visa or SRRV.
‘China used illegal force to stop Ayungin mission’
MANILA, Philippines — It was neither a “misunderstanding” nor an “accident,” with Filipinos forced to use their bare hands to fend off Chinese coast guard personnel who boarded their boats and resorted to “illegal use of force” to stop them from completing a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, officials said yesterday.