Manila: The country’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.7 percent in July from 4.9 percent in the same month last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday.
In a briefing, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the results of the lat…
Manila: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is committed to further strengthening its ties with Japan in the field of disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).
This came after representatives from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Ja…
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the November 5 election, he would establish a government efficiency commission headed by billionaire Elon Musk.
“At the suggestion of Elon Musk, who has given me his complete …
Manila: The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Friday defended the policy on cashless transactions by persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and their relatives, following issues raised by party-list lawmakers during the agency’s budget hearing.
During the…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 6 for Tim Hughes, Senior Vice President for Global Business and Government Affairs of the US-based provider of spacecraft, satellite launch services, and satellite communications…
Manila: The weather bureau said the southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’ is ‘gradually weakening” as Super Typhoon Yagi (formerly Severe Tropical Storm Enteng) moves away from the Philippine Area of Responsibility but would still bring rains across Luzon on…