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PH expected to be off the FATF ‘gray list’ by 2023
When the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) places a jurisdiction under heightened monitoring, it signifies that the government has committed to resolving identified strategic weaknesses as soon as possible and within agreed-upon deadlines. This...
Spirits want to know if you’re ready for May 2022
The spirits of Philippine heroes Dr Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini, Dona Aurora Quezon, and Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora) call on all those who have not yet registered to vote to go to...
DTI tells firms to advance their AI capabilities
What used to be the domain of sci-fi movies is becoming now a reality as no less than the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has advised companies to put artificial intelligence (AI) at...
68 trees to be chopped down in road widening project
A total of 68 trees will be chopped along the Silang-Aguinaldo highway in the province Cavite for a road widening project.
SILANG — The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) provided a tree cutting...
FDA warns against 10 antigen brands, rapid test kits
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public warning about certain types of Covid-19 antigen and quick test kits that have failed to meet the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine's criteria (RITM).
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Those behind Pharmally deal, ‘return what you pocketed’
One of the saddest things that have befallen Filipinos is a dreadful national familiarization with graft and corruption that they no longer shock and...
Task force rules under Alert Level 3 have no legal basis
In a rush to reopen businesses, most employers sought to vaccinate their workers so they could get back to work. Some overreaching policies including...
Fuel tax suspension not viable for recovery—DOF
The Department of Finance (DoF) said the solution of suspending excise taxes on petroleum would result in major revenue losses in 2022 for as...
Healthcare workers, vulnerable sector on to a third dose
A third administration of the COVID-19 vaccine for the country's healthcare workers and the vulnerable sector is set for November or early December said...
Discounts, tax breaks imminent as oil prices up
A Department of Energy (DoE) agency official said on Friday that offering consumers discounts on oil prices might be the only option for the...
Inflation is not forever, BSP says
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it is focusing on maintaining policy support to help drive economic recovery.
MANILA — Inflation is still transitory,...
Sotto cites Dargani siblings arrest as constitutional
Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp corporate secretary Mohit Dargani pressed that the company officials have been treated unfairly during Senate Blue Ribbon Committee probes.
MANILA — The...
DOLE sides with ‘no vax-no work’ policy, TUCP alarmed
The 'no vax-no pay-no work' policy that the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) got alarmed by as most employers apply it, which...
Be safe, prevent spread of more contagious sub-variant
With the easing of quarantine restrictions under the new Alert Level 3 scheme set by the pandemic task force, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief...
Not the first time Drilon talks PITC vs parking public funds
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon is asking the state-run Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) to immediately return to the Bureau of the Treasury some...
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Discounts, tax breaks imminent as oil prices up
A Department of Energy (DoE) agency official said on Friday that offering consumers discounts on oil prices might be the only option for the continuous price hike for now.
At least five local oil companies...
Inflation is not forever, BSP says
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it is focusing on maintaining policy support to help drive economic recovery.
MANILA — Inflation is still transitory, noting inflation will return to within target in 2022 and...
DoE foresees no oil price hikes in the next 2 months
Even as a series of price hikes in recent weeks have added to customers' woes, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi announced the good news that he sees no signs of future oil price hikes in...
PH economy to rebound, employees wage hike seen
With the country's economy likely to recover from the pandemic, employers are expected to hike employee salaries by an average of 5.6 percent next year.
This was the prediction contained in the Willis Towers Watson...
Filipinos don’t deserve frozen ‘galunggong’
A campaign calling to boycott imported agricultural and fisheries merchandise was launched by Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya).
“The campaign to boycott imported galunggong is on. The Filipino consumers don’t deserve frozen...
GOVERNMENT
DTI tells firms to advance their AI capabilities
What used to be the domain of sci-fi movies is becoming now a reality as no less than the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has advised companies to put artificial intelligence (AI) at...
68 trees to be chopped down in road widening project
A total of 68 trees will be chopped along the Silang-Aguinaldo highway in the province Cavite for a road widening project.
SILANG — The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) provided a tree cutting...
Central bank upholds speedy passage of coop banks bill
Cooperative banks are financial institutions whose major objective is to provide a wide range of financial services to cooperatives, their members, and the general public.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has expressed support for the...
Those behind Pharmally deal, ‘return what you pocketed’
One of the saddest things that have befallen Filipinos is a dreadful national familiarization with graft and corruption that they no longer shock and disturb us, says Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas.
This has prompted the...
Task force rules under Alert Level 3 have no legal basis
In a rush to reopen businesses, most employers sought to vaccinate their workers so they could get back to work. Some overreaching policies including 'no vaccination-no work' are being enforced to ensure a continuous...
SCI-TECH
Herbal supplement, medicine trials lessen Covid symptoms
Di you know that our scientists have found a possible complementary treatment that helps decrease the symptoms of mild COVID-19 cases?
As the pandemic extends, aside from the minimum safe protocols health authorities provide to...
Globe’s internet speed zooms more than 50% in one year
Amid massive network investments
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Globe’s steady investments in network upgrade and infrastructure development continue to bear fruit as it consistently delivers enhanced overall customer data through faster internet speed.
Based on Speedtest Intelligence® Q3 2021 data...
PhilSA launches satellite use for better connectivity
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) looks forward to a future in which satellites are used to improve connectivity in remote locations.
MANILA — PhilSA recently launched the INCENTIVISE (Introducing Non-geostationary Satellite Constellations Test Deployments for...
UAE, PH hold talks on climate, renewable energy
Climate change cooperation and possible investments in renewable energy sector were central in a recent discussion between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Philippines at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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Text blasters now in the mix as election campaign heats up
Text machines illegally sold online via e-commerce platforms in the country such as Carousell, Facebook Marketplace, Lazada, and Shopee are unregistered.
They can be bought wholesale from sites like Alibaba.com
MANILA — Labeled as “campaign SMS...