W. Visayas schools welcome over 1.4-M learners

ILOILO CITY: Schools in Western Visayas welcomed 1,409,134 learners from basic elementary education to senior high school as 2024-2025 academic year officially started on Monday.

Hernani Escullar Jr., information officer of the Department of Educatio…

QC gov’t, UP Diliman get cycling facilities from DOTr

MANILA: The Quezon City (QC) government and the University of the Philippines-Diliman campus on Monday received essential amenities for cyclists from the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

Twenty-one sets of short-term end-of-trip cycling facilitie…

Economist: BSP rate cut still possible in August

MANILA: A 25 basis points (bps) interest rate cut next month is still possible despite the projected slight uptick in consumer prices due to the effects of Super Typhoon Carina and enhanced southwest monsoon, an economist said Monday.

“Realistically,…

Senate approves proposed amendments to Doble Plaka Law

MANILA: The Philippine Senate on Monday approved in plenary Senate Bill (SB) No. 2555, which seek to amend Republic Act 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act, otherwise known as the “Doble Plaka” (double plate number) Law, with 22 affirmative v…

Villegas UDs Moroccan, enters round of 16 in Paris Olympics

MANILA: Aira Villegas kicked off the five-member boxing team’s bid with a unanimous decision win over Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki in the women’s 500-kilogram division at North Paris Arena early Monday (PH time).

The judges submitted scores of 30-27, 2…