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MANILA, Philippines -- Daniel Quizon’s hot pursuit of a World Chess Olympiad slot got a big boost after the player claimed his third win in row at the expense of Samson Chiu Chin Lim III in the Philippine National Chess Championships at the Marikina Community Convention Center.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act No. 11975, also known as the “General Appropriations Act (FY) 2024”, in a ceremony held at Malacañan Palace, 20 December 2023.
MANILA, Philippines — Several commuters and motorists are expected to experience heavy traffic on Friday as Filipinos are expected to head out of Manila for a weekend break in observance of New Year's Eve celebrations.
The Marcos, Jr. administration overcame one of its biggest challenges in 2023—elevated inflation due in part to the disrupted global markets that resulted in supply chain bottlenecks—through carefully crafted inflation mitigation measures anchored on mitigating the impact on vulnerable populations.
For the past two days, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) trumpeted about the gains from the foreign trips embarked on by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM). The PCO first reported PBBM’s 11 foreign trips for this year alone brought about P4 trillion worth of total new investments to the Philippines.
Rerunning my column of 30 Dec. 2011, for its revealing facet of our national hero.
As tradition goes, many news outlets will be dishing out their serving of “year-ender features” where they do a review of the big stories, important events or the rare positive accomplishment by an individual or outfit. Chances are this would involve a favorite basketball team, individual athlete or survivors of a disaster or war.
BEIJING: China on Thursday said it will not turn a blind eye to repeated "provocations and harassment" by the Philippines, amid heightened tensions over a spate of run-ins in the South China Sea. Manila earlier this month accused the Chinese coastguard and maritime militia of repeatedly firing water cannons at its resupply boats, causing "serious engine damage" to one, and "deliberately" ramming another.