MANILA: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has greenlighted the release of some PHP579 million in funds for the implementation of projects under the People’s Survival Fund (PSF) aimed at enhancing community resilience and sustainability
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MANILA: Aira Villegas’ Cinderella run in the women’s 50-kilogram boxing division of the Paris Olympics came to an end early Wednesday (Philippine Time) after losing in the semifinals to Turkiye’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu as the entire boxing event shifted t…
MANILA: The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for supporting the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) and rejecting the calls for its suspension.
In a statemen…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered an adjustment to the target of building six million housing units by the end of his term in 2028.
In a Facebook post, Marcos said the new housing target should be based on ‘need and demand’…
MANILA: The country’s gross international reserves (GIR) level went up to USD105.65 billion as of end-July this year from USD105.19 billion in June, preliminary data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
In a statement on Wednesda…
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is paying an official visit to Japan from August 7-10. During the visit, Son and his Japanese counterpart Kamikawa Yoko co-chaired the 12th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee, and held talks o…