Google doodle commemorates PH independence day
Today is Philippine Independence Day! Filipinos commemorate the meaning of freedom and reflect on the cost it takes to enjoy it.
There could be some surprises that await somewhere that will give a smile...
United front: To provide a solid strategy for the West
The West needs to show and present a united front to Beijing in order for the European Union (EU) to sit down with China and go from there, the idea that Munich Security Conference...
House defines tax rates to allow entitlement to reduction
Private educational institutions have turned to court after the Bureau of Internal Revenue slapped them with a 25 percent tax hike via the implementation of its RR 5-2021.
Contested is a clause that schools have...
Rains will continue—PAGASA
Since the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has declared the official entry of the rainy season on 04 June, the country has been frequently visited by weather formations that have cooled...
ILO-UNICEF calls for adequate social protection for all
The International Labor Organization, together with the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund, reports a sharp jump in child labor worldwide, reaching 160 million for the first time in 20 years, including the addition of...
Achieving herd immunity to include 17 yrs and below
As has been the trend in other nations, the Task Force against COVID-19 is also eyeing to inoculate the younger population, approximately 29 million Filipinos aged 17 and below, as they form part of...
Accelerated recovery bets on speedy vaccine rollout—BSP
Forecast to grow at 4.7 percent this year before accelerating to 5.9 percent in 2022 and 6.0 percent in 2023, the Philippine economic outlook has been revised a few times as the pandemic-induced recession...
Lion’s share of vaccine supply to go out of Manila
National Task Force for COVID-19 chief Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr is expecting the bulk of coronavirus vaccine supply to arrive starting today.
About 3.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinovac coronavirus vaccines are to arrive...
BIR’s 150% private school tax hike, illegal—Lawmakers
Five senators appeal to the Bureau of Internal Revenue to reconsider its implementing rules that increased the income tax of private schools from 10 percent to 25 percent.
The lawmakers agree the move by the...
Work-from-home set–up is temporary—Roque
MANILA — Vaccine czar and chief of National Task Force against COVID-19 Carlito Galvez Jr. calls all economic frontliners heroes, commending their “dedication and courage amid the health crisis.”
According to Malacañan, employees working at...
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Costs of power outages charged to users @ ₱0.0798/kWh
There are two factors that pushed up wholesale electricity market prices (WESM) charges: the increase in Luzon demand and the simultaneous generation plant outages,...
WHO uses a new naming system for COVID-19 variants
In a bid to avoid stigmatizing any country for detecting and reporting variants, the World Health Organization decides to rename variants first detected in...
MRT3, LRT1 provide free train rides, 7-9AM, 5-7PM
Is a city tour by train from end to end in your plans today? Just saying.
MANILA — The Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT3) and...