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MANILA, Philippines — The Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs announced that third country nationals who will apply for Schengen visa will have to pay higher fees starting June 11 this year.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. (PBBM) has signed yesterday June 03 2024 the 'Kabalikat sa in Pagtuturo Act' principally authored and sponsored by Senator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla, Jr.
HONG KONG, China — Asian markets fell Tuesday as traders were spooked by signs of weakness in the US economy, even as the data boosted hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has supported a draft treaty between the Philippines and Spain that would allow natural-born Filipinos to retain their Philippine citizenship even if they become Spanish nationals.
MANILA, Philippines — As part of its commitment to making digital financial services available to all sectors, especially the marginalized and vulnerable, the Palawan Group of Companies has partnered with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) MIMAROPA Region.
Bright Kindle Resources [BKR 1.37, up 5.4%; 849% avgVol] [link] had its suspension lifted at 10:30 a.m. yesterday by the PSE after the company provided a satisfactory amount of additional information on its P5 billion acquisition of Strong Built Mining (SBM). BKR is owned by Martin Romauldez, the current Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the cousin of the current President, Ferdinand Marcos. The additional info provided by BKR indicated that SBM holds a Mineral Production Sharing Agreement over 7,411 hectares of land containing “economically viable deposits of magnetite concentrate”, and that SBM “currently operates approximately 30% of its tenement area”. BKR’s interest is in monetizing the remaining 70% of the tenement area. BKR referred to this as a “clear opportunity for potential growth.” BKR said that there might be possible mining synergies between SMB and another of BKR’s investments, Marcventures Holdings [MARC 0.73 unch; 14% avgVol].
Senator Win Gatchalian hailed the signing of the 'Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act,' which increases public school teachers' teaching allowance from P5,000 to P10,000.
"Sa mga nasunugan, huwag ho kayong mag-alala. Sabi ko nga sa inyo noon, ang gamit ay nabibili. Ang pera ay kikitain, subalit 'yung perang kikitain ay hindi po nabibili ang buhay. A lost life is a lost life forever," Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, in a video message, told victims of a fire incident in Barangay Lagpan, Tubod, Lanao del Norte as his Malasakit Team offered them aid.