MANILA: The local stock barometer closed weaker on Wednesday, while the peso appreciated.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 67.31 points to close at 6,489.35, while the broader All Shares also declined by 28.20 points.

“Philippine shar…

ROME: Some 3.6 percent of Italian teenagers, or almost one in 30, don’t identify as male or female, according to a new survey out Tuesday.

The survey by research institute IARD, carried out on 3,427 students between the ages of 13 and 19, for the fir…

MANILA: The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Wednesday said the implementation of Executive Order No. 62 lowering the tariff on imported rice and other products may proceed until otherwise restrained by the Supreme Court (SC).

‘We do not know…

MANILA: Malacañang will release a detailed report to the public to thoroughly explain the contents of the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. later this month.

Speaking to reporters in Montalban, Rizal on Wed…

ILOILO CITY: MORE Electric and Power Corp., the electricity provider here will spend around PHP1 billion in the next four years to improve power services in Bohol, its top official said.

‘For Bohol, that [investment] should be between… perhaps a bi…

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now in the “final stage” of its security preparations for the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

In a press briefing in Camp Crame on Tuesday afternoon, PNP sp…