TACLOBAN CITY: A top official of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has encouraged professional tour guides to do their share in helping achieve the vision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to make the country a top tourist destination in Asia.
TP…
MANILA: The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently revised the balance of payments (BOP) projections for 2024 and 2025, noting that surpluses are now expected for both years.
The BOP is a summary of the economic transactions…
BAGUIO CITY: Health authorities want to focus its anti-smoking initiatives on the youth due to the widespread use of vape in their age bracket.
Cecille Agpawa, program manager of Transcending Institutions and Communities Inc. which provides technical…
MANILA: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) again warned the public that messages about traffic violations in SMS or other messaging platforms are all scams and should be ignored.
In a statement on Friday, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza…
MALASIQUI: The National Food Authority (NFA) in Pangasinan has achieved 70 percent of its target 336,000 bags of rice buffer stock this year due to good harvest and continued procurement.
In a phone interview on Friday, NFA-Eastern Pangasinan assista…
MANILA: A travel agency in the City of Malolos, Bulacan was padlocked on Friday by the Department of Migrant Workers for illegal recruitment, following a report from the Filipino community in Poland.
High Dreamer Travel and Tours Services in Barangay…
MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Friday closed in the negative territory as investors took gains ahead of the long weekend and uncertainties over policy rate cut, while the peso ended sideways against the US dollar.
“The local bo…
ILOILO CITY: The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) on Friday called for an intensified 4S strategy to check the further increase in dengue cases in the region, which has reached 3,482 with nine deaths from…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday seized PHP100 million worth of smuggled frozen meat and agricultural products through a joint operation with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Kawit, Cavite.
In an interview, DA Assistant Secretary Ar…