Manila: Contractor couple Pacifico ‘Curlee’ Discaya and Cezarah Rowena ‘Sarah’ Discaya have decided to cease their cooperation with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) concerning the investigation into irregularities in flood control p…
Mandaluyong city: Advocates of tobacco harm reduction signed a manifesto on Wednesday calling for multi-sectoral measures aimed at achieving a smoke-free country through accessible, science-backed data and alternatives to tobacco products. The signing…
Manila: Speaker Faustino ‘Bojie’ Dy III on Wednesday assured the public that the PHP249 billion in unprogrammed appropriations under the proposed PHP6.793-trillion 2026 national budget are lawful, transparent and strictly regulated, serving only as a …
Pangasinan: The inflation rate in Pangasinan experienced a slowdown, decreasing from 4.1 percent in August to 3.8 percent in September, while La Union’s inflation rate remained steady at 1.4 percent, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority …
Manila: Overall power transmission rates for end consumers will be lower this October, after these fell by 1.23 percent to PHP1.3998/kWh, officials of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said. In a briefing Wednesday, NGCP Assistan…
Pasig city: Insurance penetration in the Philippines remains below 2 percent, but an official of digital-only insurance firm Singlife Philippines is optimistic for an improvement given the affordability and digital-access options. In an interview on t…